Quote by William Bartram
Having contemplated this admirable grove, I proceeded towards the

Having contemplated this admirable grove, I proceeded towards the shrubberies on the banks of the river, and though it was now late in December, the aromatic groves appeared in full bloom. – William Bartram

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On the recollection of so many and great favours and blessings, I now, with a high sense of gratitude, presume to offer up my sincere thanks to the Almighty, the Creator and Preserver. – William Bartram

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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

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environmental
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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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Be truthful, nature only sides with truth. – Adolf Loos

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Custom is second nature. – Augustine of Hippo

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[H]e ran, he stopped—he dipped his glowing face into the cloud of blossoming bushes, and would fain lose himself in the humming world between the leaves; he pressed the scratched face into the deep, cooling grass, and hung delirious on the breast of the immortal mother of Spring. – Jean Paul Friedrich Richter, Hesperus, or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days: A Biography,

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Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life. The only completely consistent people are dead. – Aldous Huxley

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