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"Whichever theory we adopt to give a rational explanation of human existence, that theory must take into account and explain the mental nature we see at work in all modern communities."

"Whichever theory we adopt to give a rational explanation of human existence, that theory must take into account and explain the mental nature we see at work in all modern communities."

Arthur Keith, Scottish Scientist

Nature, Work, Existence, Theory

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"Law is born from despair of human nature."

"Law is born from despair of human nature."

Jose Ortega y Gasset, Spanish Philosopher

Nature, Despair, Humannature, Law

19

"Bullock by name, and Bullock by nature."

"Bullock by name, and Bullock by nature."

Alan Bullock, British Historian

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"I think its man's nature to go to war and fight."

"I think its man's nature to go to war and fight."

Talib Kweli, American Musician

Nature, War, Fight, Man

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"Fortune has something of the nature of a woman. If she is too intensely wooed, she commonly goes the further away."

"Fortune has something of the nature of a woman. If she is too intensely wooed, she commonly goes the further away."

Charles V, Roman Royalty

Nature, Fortune, Woman

19

"He always thought of the sea as 'la mar' which is what people call her in Spanish when they love her. Sometimes those who love her say bad things of her but they are always said as though she were a woman. Some of the younger fishermen, those who used buoys as floats for their lines and had motorboats, bought when the shark livers had brought much money, spoke of her as 'el mar' which is masculine.They spoke of her as a contestant or a place or even an enemy. But the old man always thought of her as feminine and as something that gave or withheld great favours, and if she did wild or wicked things it was because she could not help them. The moon affects her as it does a woman, he thought."

"He always thought of the sea as 'la mar' which is what people call her in Spanish when they love her. Sometimes those who love her say bad things of her but they are always said as though she were a woman. Some of the younger fishermen, those who used buoys as floats for their lines and had motorboats, bought when the shark livers had brought much money, spoke of her as 'el mar' which is masculine.They spoke of her as a contestant or a place or even an enemy. But the old man always thought of her as feminine and as something that gave or withheld great favours, and if she did wild or wicked things it was because she could not help them. The moon affects her as it does a woman, he thought."

Ernest Hemingway, American Novelist

Nature, Sea, Love, Femininity

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"Whatsoever is contrary to nature is contrary to reason, and whatsoever is contrary to reason is absurd."

"Whatsoever is contrary to nature is contrary to reason, and whatsoever is contrary to reason is absurd."

Baruch Spinoza, Dutch Philosopher

19

"Nature never did betray the heart that loved her."

"Nature never did betray the heart that loved her."

William Wordsworth, English Poet

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"The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just on the body, but the soul."

"The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just on the body, but the soul."

Alfred Austin, English Poet

Nature, Soul, Heart, Body

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"All art is but imitation of nature."

"All art is but imitation of nature."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Nature, Art, Imitation

19

"Just look around! This immense universe is functioning so perfectly well that nothing can be added to it. It needs no improvement. Seeing this, one relaxes. If stars can go on dancing and flowers can go on blooming and birds can go on singing, why not you? You also belong to this universe. You are part of it. In fact, you are the most valuable part of it, the greatest flowering is going to happen in you-the flowering of consciousness, the golden flower of being."

"Just look around! This immense universe is functioning so perfectly well that nothing can be added to it. It needs no improvement. Seeing this, one relaxes. If stars can go on dancing and flowers can go on blooming and birds can go on singing, why not you? You also belong to this universe. You are part of it. In fact, you are the most valuable part of it, the greatest flowering is going to happen in you-the flowering of consciousness, the golden flower of being."

Osho, Indian Spiritual Leader

Nature, Universe, Life, Connection

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"Much corporate giving is charitable in nature rather than philanthropic."

"Much corporate giving is charitable in nature rather than philanthropic."

David Rockefeller, American Businessman

Nature, Corporate, Giving

19

"It is not in the nature of politics that the best men should be elected. The best men do not want to govern their fellowmen."

"It is not in the nature of politics that the best men should be elected. The best men do not want to govern their fellowmen."

George MacDonald, Scottish Novelist

Nature, Men, Politics, Want

19

"Look out into the universe and contemplate the glory of God. Observe the stars, millions of them, twinkling in the night sky, all with a message of unity, part of the very nature of God."

"Look out into the universe and contemplate the glory of God. Observe the stars, millions of them, twinkling in the night sky, all with a message of unity, part of the very nature of God."

Sai Baba, Indian Leader

Nature, God, Glory, Night

19

"Mother Nature made me the way I am, and I should be happy."

"Mother Nature made me the way I am, and I should be happy."

Karolina Kurkova, Czechoslovakian Model

19

"Spring is nature's way of saying, "Let's party!""

"Spring is nature's way of saying, "Let's party!""

Robin Williams, American Comedian

Nature, Saying, Spring

19

"The machine does not isolate man from the great problems of nature but plunges him more deeply into them."

"The machine does not isolate man from the great problems of nature but plunges him more deeply into them."

Antoine de Saint-Exupery, French Novelist

Nature, Machine, Man, Problems

19

"Many eyes go through the meadow, but few see the flowers in it."

"Many eyes go through the meadow, but few see the flowers in it."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Nature, Eyes, Flowers, Vision

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"Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes by making them the fruit of his character."

"Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes by making them the fruit of his character."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Nature, Man, Fate, Character

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"One impulse from a vernal wood May teach you more of man, Of moral evil and of good, Than all the sages can."

"One impulse from a vernal wood May teach you more of man, Of moral evil and of good, Than all the sages can."

William Wordsworth, English Poet

Nature, Evil, Man, May, Wood

18

"Without poets, without artists, men would soon weary of nature's monotony."

"Without poets, without artists, men would soon weary of nature's monotony."

Guillaume Apollinaire, French Novelist

Nature, Men, Artists, Poets

18

"Those who look for the laws of Nature as a support for their new works collaborate with the creator."

"Those who look for the laws of Nature as a support for their new works collaborate with the creator."

Antonio Gaudi, Spanish Architect

Nature, Laws, Support

18

"The solution to a problem changes the nature of the problem."

"The solution to a problem changes the nature of the problem."

John Peers, British Tennis Player

Nature, Solution

18

"I suppose I might insist on making issues of things. But that is not my nature, and I always bear in ming that my mission is to leave behind me the kind of impression that will make it easier for those who follow."

"I suppose I might insist on making issues of things. But that is not my nature, and I always bear in ming that my mission is to leave behind me the kind of impression that will make it easier for those who follow."

Marian Anderson, American Musician

Nature, Impression, Mission, Will

18

"It was the kind of storm that suggests the whole sky has swallowed a diuretic."

"It was the kind of storm that suggests the whole sky has swallowed a diuretic."

Terry Pratchett, English Author

Nature, Humor, Today, Truth, Wisdom

18

"Oh, the summer night, Has a smile of light, And she sits on a sapphire throne."

"Oh, the summer night, Has a smile of light, And she sits on a sapphire throne."

Barry Cornwall, English Poet

Nature, Light, Night, Smile, Summer

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"I would warn you that I do not attribute to nature either beauty or deformity, order or confusion. Only in relation to our imagination can things be called beautiful or ugly, well-ordered or confused."

"I would warn you that I do not attribute to nature either beauty or deformity, order or confusion. Only in relation to our imagination can things be called beautiful or ugly, well-ordered or confused."

Baruch Spinoza, Dutch Philosopher

Nature, Beauty, Imagination, Confusion

18

"Nature never said to me: Do not be poor; still less did she say: Be rich; her cry to me was always: Be independent."

"Nature never said to me: Do not be poor; still less did she say: Be rich; her cry to me was always: Be independent."

Nicolas de Chamfort, French Writer

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"Man is nature's sole mistake."

"Man is nature's sole mistake."

William Gilbert, British Composer

Nature, Mistake, Man

18

"If we knew exactly the laws of nature and the situation of the universe at the initial moment, we could predict exactly the situation of the same universe at a succeeding moment."

"If we knew exactly the laws of nature and the situation of the universe at the initial moment, we could predict exactly the situation of the same universe at a succeeding moment."

Henri Poincare, French Mathematician

Nature, Laws, Universe

18

"When you look at Japanese traditional architecture, you have to look at Japanese culture and its relationship with nature. You can actually live in a harmonious, close contact with nature - this very unique to Japan."

"When you look at Japanese traditional architecture, you have to look at Japanese culture and its relationship with nature. You can actually live in a harmonious, close contact with nature - this very unique to Japan."

Tadao Ando, Japanese Architect

Nature, Architecture, Culture

18

"Human nature is above all things lazy."

"Human nature is above all things lazy."

Harriet Beecher Stowe, American Author

Nature, Humannature

18

"The beautiful is in nature, and it is encountered under the most diverse forms of reality. Once it is found it belongs to art, or rather to the artist who discovers it."

"The beautiful is in nature, and it is encountered under the most diverse forms of reality. Once it is found it belongs to art, or rather to the artist who discovers it."

Gustave Courbet, French Artist

Nature, Art, Reality

18

"In the exercise of God's efficiency, the decree of God comes first. This manner of working is the most perfect of all and notably agrees with the divine nature."

"In the exercise of God's efficiency, the decree of God comes first. This manner of working is the most perfect of all and notably agrees with the divine nature."

William Ames, English Philosopher

Nature, God, Efficiency, Exercise

18

"We must lay hold of the fact that economic laws are not made by nature. They are made by human beings."

"We must lay hold of the fact that economic laws are not made by nature. They are made by human beings."

Franklin D. Roosevelt, American President

Nature, Fact, Laws

18

"Shuffling is the only thing which Nature cannot undo."

"Shuffling is the only thing which Nature cannot undo."

Arthur Eddington, British Scientist

18

"There are more men ennobled by study than by nature."

"There are more men ennobled by study than by nature."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

Nature, Men, Study

18

"Each flower is a soul blossoming out to nature."

"Each flower is a soul blossoming out to nature."

Gerard De Nerval, French Novelist

18

"A rumbling volcano is like a pimple.You know that they're both going to explode,but you just don't know when."

"A rumbling volcano is like a pimple.You know that they're both going to explode,but you just don't know when."

Anthony T. Hincks, British Writer

Nature, Patience, Uncertainty, Metaphor

18

"Nature is the art of God."

"Nature is the art of God."

Dante Alighieri, Italian Poet

Nature, Art, God

18

"If I stay close to the sea, I will go on well."

"If I stay close to the sea, I will go on well."

Charlotte Eriksson, American Psychologist

Nature, Peace, Calm, Well-Being

18

"And the beautiful open spaces, the forests of Pennsylvania, the recreational uses that come from having these green open spaces and forests, they contribute dramatically to the level of our tourism, dramatically."

"And the beautiful open spaces, the forests of Pennsylvania, the recreational uses that come from having these green open spaces and forests, they contribute dramatically to the level of our tourism, dramatically."

Ed Rendell, American Politician

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"The Sun challenges us to Shine, the Clouds remind us to Move, the Birds tell us we too can Fly and the Sky tells us that there is no limit to our Dreams and Goals."

"The Sun challenges us to Shine, the Clouds remind us to Move, the Birds tell us we too can Fly and the Sky tells us that there is no limit to our Dreams and Goals."

R.V.M., Indian Author

Nature, Sun, Birds, Goal

18

"To waste, to destroy our natural resources, to skin and exhaust the land instead of using it so as to increase its usefulness, will result in undermining in the days of our children the very prosperity which we ought by right to hand down to them amplified and developed."

"To waste, to destroy our natural resources, to skin and exhaust the land instead of using it so as to increase its usefulness, will result in undermining in the days of our children the very prosperity which we ought by right to hand down to them amplified and developed."

Theodore Roosevelt, American President

Nature, Environment, Future, Responsibility, Earth

18

"Learn from me, if not by my precepts, then by my example, how dangerous is the pursuit of knowledge and how much happier is that man who believes his native town to be the world than he who aspires to be greater than his nature will allow."

"Learn from me, if not by my precepts, then by my example, how dangerous is the pursuit of knowledge and how much happier is that man who believes his native town to be the world than he who aspires to be greater than his nature will allow."

Mary Wollstonecraft, British Writer

Nature, Knowledge, Example, Man

18

"Scientific reality is the modern human condition, and you can see that in the symbolic nature of my work."

"Scientific reality is the modern human condition, and you can see that in the symbolic nature of my work."

Thom Mayne, American Architect

Nature, Work, Reality

18

"And what is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect days."

"And what is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect days."

James Russell Lowell, American Poet

Nature, Day, June

18

"When lilacs last in the dooryard bloom'd And the great star early droop'd in the western sky the night I mourn'd - and yet shall mourn with ever-returning spring."

"When lilacs last in the dooryard bloom'd And the great star early droop'd in the western sky the night I mourn'd - and yet shall mourn with ever-returning spring."

Walt Whitman, American Poet

Nature, Life, Mourning, Reflection

18

"Communism is in conflict with human nature."

"Communism is in conflict with human nature."

Ernest Renan, French Philosopher

Nature, Communism, Conflict, Humannature

18

"There's a kind of dynamic quality about theater and that dynamic quality expresses itself in relation to, first of all, the environment in which it's being staged; then the audience, the nature of the audience, the quality of the audience."

"There's a kind of dynamic quality about theater and that dynamic quality expresses itself in relation to, first of all, the environment in which it's being staged; then the audience, the nature of the audience, the quality of the audience."

Wole Soyinka, Nigerian Dramatist

Nature, Quality, Being, Environment

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