In the survival of favoured individuals and races, during the constantly-recurring struggle for existence, we see a powerful and ever-acting form of selection. Charles Darwin
The universal order and the personal order are nothing but different expressions and manifestations of a common underlying principle. Marcus Aurelius
Everything in excess is opposed to nature. Hippocrates
Nature is often hidden, sometimes overcome, seldom extinguished. Francis Bacon
Let us not forget that the cultivation of the earth is the most important labor of man. When tillage begins, other arts will follow. The farmers, therefore, are the founders of civilization. Daniel Webster