Man has lost the capacity to foresee and to forestall. He will end by destroying the earth. Albert Schweitzer
Don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines. Satchel Paige
To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment. Jane Austen
Let us learn to appreciate there will be times when the trees will be bare, and look forward to the time when we may pick the fruit. Anton Chekhov
We do not see nature with our eyes, but with our understandings and our hearts. William Hazlitt
Winter is nature's way of saying, 'Up yours.' Robert Byrne
I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority. E. B. White
How strange that nature does not knock, and yet does not intrude! Emily Dickinson
Should you shield the canyons from the windstorms you would never see the true beauty of their carvings. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
Nature is trying very hard to make us succeed, but nature does not depend on us. We are not the only experiment. R. Buckminster Fuller
Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed. Francis Bacon