Quote by Henry Miller
Man has demonstrated that he is master of everything except his ow

Man has demonstrated that he is master of everything except his own nature. – Henry Miller

Other quotes by Henry Miller

In the attempt to defeat death man has been inevitably obliged to defeat life, for the two are inextricably related. Life moves on to death, and to deny one is to deny the other. – Henry Miller

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Death
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The man who looks for security, even in the mind, is like a man who would chop off his limbs in order to have artificial ones which will give him no pain or trouble. – Henry Miller

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Change
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The word which gives the key to the national vice is waste. And people who are wasteful are not wise, neither can they remain young and vigorous. In order to transmute energy to higher and more subtle levels one must first conserve it. – Henry Miller

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Excess
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Other Quotes from
Nature
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Art is mans nature: Nature is Gods art. – Philip James Bailey

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Nature

When Im off the road, my husband and I recharge our batteries. Its a day of deep rest and connection with the spiritual, and that can be anything – going for a walk in nature, being in silence, burning incense. – Alanis Morissette

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Nature

Some people walk in the rain, others just get wet. – Roger Miller

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Nature

He who asks of life nothing but the improvement of his own nature… is less liable than anyone else to miss and waste life. – Henri Frederic Amiel

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Nature

Random Quotes

If we opened our minds to enjoyment, we might find tranquil pleasures spread about us on every side. We might live with the angels that visit us on every sunbeam, and sit with the fairies who wait on every flower. – Samuel Smiles

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Fairies

We have that illusion that we are deciding what to make a character do, in order to convey our message or something like that. But, at least in my experience, you are often more like a river-rafting guide whos been paid a bonus to purposely steer your clients into the roughest possible water. – George Saunders

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Experience

Who has a daring eye tell downright truths and downright lies. – Johann Kaspar Lavater

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Eyes

Let us dance in the sun, wearing wild flowers in our hair… – Susan Polis Shutz

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Flowers