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Quote by James Whistler
To say to the painter that Nature is to be taken as she is, is to

To say to the painter that Nature is to be taken as she is, is to say to the player that he may sit on the piano. – James Whistler

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Borrow trouble for yourself, if thats your nature, but dont lend it to your neighbours. – Rudyard Kipling

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Nature

Its not in our nature. Americans have never been a people that drive through a nice neighborhood and say, Oh, I hate the people who live in these nice houses. – Marco Rubio

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Nature

Shall I not have intelligence with the earth? Am I not partly leaves and vegetable mould myself. – Henry David Thoreau

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Nature

People have always wanted to be recognized, and thats human nature. But people used to want to be recognized for their accomplishments, and now they simply want to be visible. – Diablo Cody

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Nature

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It needs to become as easy to get hold of a condom in a poor country as Coca-Cola. – Clare Short

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If it were not for the presents, an elopement would be preferable. – George Ade

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The denominational world tries to pressure its members to focus on the birth of Christ, but in doing so layers of guilt are imposed, and competition gets complicated as one Christmas program tries to outdo the other. – John Clayton

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