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Quote by Francis Bacon
We cannot command Nature except by obeying her. - Francis Bacon

We cannot command Nature except by obeying her. – Francis Bacon

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God almighty first planted a garden: and, indeed, it is the purest of human pleasure. – Francis Bacon

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When a man wantonly destroys one of the works of man we call him a vandal. When he destroys one of the works of god we call him a sportsman. – Joseph Wood Krutch

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We have to walk in a way that we only print peace and serenity on the Earth. Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet. – Thích Nhất Hạnh

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In the sixties, you could always insult a guy by calling him “plastic.” It meant he was phony or superficial. The opposite of plastic was “real.” – Elizabeth Royte, Garbage Land: On the Secret Trail of Trash, 2005

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Man maketh a death which Nature never made. – Edward Young

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