Covetousness is both the beginning and the end of the devils alphabet – the first vice in corrupt nature that moves, and the last which dies. – Michel de Montaigne
I wish to be an inspector of volcanoes. I want to study cloud formations and memorize the wind and learn by heart the habits of the ponderosa pine. – Edward Abbey
The diversity of the phenomena of nature is so great, and the treasures hidden in the heavens so rich, precisely in order that the human mind shall never be lacking in fresh nourishment. – Johannes Kepler