The very winds whispered in soothing accents, and maternal Nature bade me weep no more. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley on nature
Bats drink on the wing, like swallows, by sipping the surface, as they play over pools and streams. Gilbert White on nature
Having contemplated this admirable grove, I proceeded towards the shrubberies on the banks of the river, and though it was now late in December, the aromatic groves appeared in full bloom. William Bartram on nature
My progress was rendered delightful by the sylvan elegance of the groves, chearful meadows, and high distant forests, which in grand order presented themselves to view. William Bartram on nature
When I see a bird that walks like a duck and swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, I call that bird a duck. James Whitcomb Riley on nature
The moment a little boy is concerned with which is a jay and which is a sparrow, he can no longer see the birds or hear them sing. Eric Berne on nature
Whenever the pressure of our complex city life thins my blood and numbs my brain, I seek relief in the trail and when I hear the coyote wailing to the yellow dawn, my cares fall from me - I am happy. Hamlin Garland on nature
We talk of our mastery of nature, which sounds very grand but the fact is we respectfully adapt ourselves, first, to her ways. Clarence Day on nature
I think that I shall never see a poem lovely as a tree. Joyce Kilmer on nature
It was one of those perfect English autumnal days which occur more frequently in memory than in life. P. D. James on nature
My recollection of a hundred lovely lakes has given me blessed release from care and worry and the troubled thinking of our modern day. It has been a return to the primitive and the peaceful. Hamlin Garland on nature
Maybe nature is fundamentally ugly, chaotic and complicated. But if it's like that, then I want out. Steven Weinberg on nature
People in cities may forget the soil for as long as a hundred years, but Mother Nature's memory is long and she will not let them forget indefinitely. Henry Cantwell Wallace on nature
A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous. Ingrid Bergman on nature
We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature - trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch souls. Mother Teresa on nature
A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I advise the gun. While this gives moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise and independence to the mind. Games played with the ball, and others of that nature, are too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind. Let your gun therefore be your constant companion of your walks. Thomas Jefferson on nature
Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing. Helen Keller on nature
Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty. Albert Einstein on nature
Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience. Ralph Waldo Emerson on nature