Quote by William Bartram
If we bestow but a very little attention to the economy of the ani

If we bestow but a very little attention to the economy of the animal creation, we shall find manifest examples of premeditation, perseverance, resolution, and consumate artifice, in order to effect their purpose. – William Bartram

Other quotes by William Bartram

The attention of a traveller, should be particularly turned, in the first place, to the various works of Nature, to mark the distinctions of the climates he may explore, and to offer such useful observations on the different productions as may occur. – William Bartram

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Travel
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Animal substance seems to be the first food of all birds, even the granivorous tribes. – William Bartram

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Food
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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

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Nature
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Our world faces a true planetary emergency. I know the phrase sounds shrill, and I know its a challenge to the moral imagination. – Al Gore

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This is absolutely bizarre that we continue to subsidize highways beyond the gasoline tax, airlines, and we dont subsidize, we dont want to subsidize a national rail system that has environmental impact. – Joe Biden

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We need to accept the seemingly obvious fact that a toxic environment can make people sick and that no amount of medical intervention can protect us. The health care community must become a powerful political lobby for environmental policy and legislation. – Andrew Weil

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environmental

I dont think were going to save anything if we go around talking about saving plants and animals only weve got to translate that into whats in it for us. – Jim Fowler

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Let us endeavor to live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry. – Mark Twain

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True happiness is… to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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Science is wonderfully equipped to answer the question How? but it gets terribly confused when you ask the question Why? – Erwin Chargaff

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Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before. – Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

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