What would be ugly in a garden constitutes beauty in a mountain. Victor Hugo on nature
As the poet said, 'Only God can make a tree,' probably because it's so hard to figure out how to get the bark on. Woody Allen on nature
Adapt or perish, now as ever, is nature's inexorable imperative. H. G. Wells on nature
Forests, lakes, and rivers, clouds and winds, stars and flowers, stupendous glaciers and crystal snowflakes - every form of animate or inanimate existence, leaves its impress upon the soul of man. Orison Swett Marden on nature
Ocean: A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man - who has no gills. Ambrose Bierce on nature
There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it's going to be a butterfly. R. Buckminster Fuller on nature
The Universe is one great kindergarten for man. Everything that exists has brought with it its own peculiar lesson. Orison Swett Marden on nature
All water has a perfect memory and is forever trying to get back to where it was. Toni Morrison on nature
The violets in the mountains have broken the rocks. Tennessee Williams on nature
Man has lost the capacity to foresee and to forestall. He will end by destroying the earth. Albert Schweitzer on nature
Don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines. Satchel Paige on nature
To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment. Jane Austen on nature
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 on nature
We do not see nature with our eyes, but with our understandings and our hearts. William Hazlitt on nature
Winter is nature's way of saying, 'Up yours.' Robert Byrne on nature
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 on nature
How strange that nature does not knock, and yet does not intrude! Emily Dickinson on nature
Should you shield the canyons from the windstorms you would never see the true beauty of their carvings. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross on nature
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 on nature