"I am not going to claim that modern anarchism has any direct relation to Roman jurisprudence; but I do claim that it has its basis in the laws of nature rather than in the state of nature."

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"I am not going to claim that modern anarchism has any direct relation to Roman jurisprudence; but I do claim that it has its basis in the laws of nature rather than in the state of nature."

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"Take a giant drink of natures endless stream let it spout from your mouth in words so serene."

Stanley Victor Paskavich, American Politician

Nature, Poetry, Peace, Beauty

"Creatures, I give you yourselves," said the strong, happy voice of Aslan. "I give to you forever this land of Narnia. I give you the woods, the fruits, the rivers. I give you the stars and I give you myself. The Dumb Beasts whom I have not chosen are yours also. Treat them gently and cherish them but do not go back to their ways lest you cease to be Talking Beasts. For out of them you were taken and into them you can return. Do not so."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

Nature, Gift, Creation, Respect

"He does not despise real woods because he has read of enchanted woods, the reading makes all real woods a little enchanted."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

Nature, Imagination, Reality, Perception

"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with."

Tennessee Williams, American Dramatist

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"If men could fit water into their pockets, the ocean would be empty."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

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"Flowers are the beautiful hairs of the Mother Spring! Don't pluck them!"

Mehmet Murat ildan, Turkish Philosopher

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"Memory works in different ways for everybody. Different capacities, different directions, too. Sometimes memory helps you think, sometimes it impedes. Doesn't mean it's good or bad. Probably means it's no big deal."

Haruki Murakami, Japanese Writer

Nature, Life, Peace, Harmony

"Not just beautiful, though--the stars are like the trees in the forest, alive and breathing. And they're watching me."

Haruki Murakami, Japanese Writer

Nature, Beauty, Wonder, Connection

"There is not a sprig of grass that shoots uninteresting to me."

Thomas Jefferson, American President

Nature, Interest, Curiosity, Observation

"Human judges can show mercy. But against the laws of nature, there is no appeal."

Arthur C. Clarke, English Writer

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"The modern work of art, as I have said, is a symbol."

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"Progress is measured by richness and intensity of experience - by a wider and deeper apprehension of the significance and scope of human existence."

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"I call religion a natural authority, but it has usually been conceived as a supernatural authority."

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"The point I am making is that in the more primitive forms of society the individual is merely a unit; in more developed forms of society he is an independent personality."

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"The characteristic political attitude of today is not one of positive belief, but of despair."

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"But the further step, by means of which a civilization is given its quality or culture, is only attained by a process of cellular division, in the course of which the individual is differentiated, made distinct from and independent of the parent group."

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"Take a giant drink of natures endless stream let it spout from your mouth in words so serene."

"He does not despise real woods because he has read of enchanted woods, the reading makes all real woods a little enchanted."

"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with."

"If men could fit water into their pockets, the ocean would be empty."

"Flowers are the beautiful hairs of the Mother Spring! Don't pluck them!"

"Memory works in different ways for everybody. Different capacities, different directions, too. Sometimes memory helps you think, sometimes it impedes. Doesn't mean it's good or bad. Probably means it's no big deal."

"Not just beautiful, though--the stars are like the trees in the forest, alive and breathing. And they're watching me."

"There is not a sprig of grass that shoots uninteresting to me."

"Human judges can show mercy. But against the laws of nature, there is no appeal."

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"The principle of equity first came into evidence in Roman jurisprudence and was derived by analogy from the physical meaning of the word."

"The modern work of art, as I have said, is a symbol."

"Progress is measured by richness and intensity of experience - by a wider and deeper apprehension of the significance and scope of human existence."

"I call religion a natural authority, but it has usually been conceived as a supernatural authority."

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"Man is everywhere still in chains."

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"The point I am making is that in the more primitive forms of society the individual is merely a unit; in more developed forms of society he is an independent personality."

"The characteristic political attitude of today is not one of positive belief, but of despair."

"But the further step, by means of which a civilization is given its quality or culture, is only attained by a process of cellular division, in the course of which the individual is differentiated, made distinct from and independent of the parent group."