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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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The gross heathenism of civilization has generally destroyed nature, and poetry, and all that is spiritual. – John Muir

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Man is the unnatural animal, the rebel child of nature, and more and more does he turn himself against the harsh and fitful hand that reared him. – H. G. Wells

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Thus, anybody who follows this nature and gives way its states will be led into quarrels and conflicts, and go against the conventions and rules of society, and will end up a criminal. – Xun Zi

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To bare our souls is all we ask, to give all we have to life and the beings surrounding us. Here the nature spirits are intense and we appreciate them, make offerings to them – these nature spirits who call us here – sealing our fate with each other, celebrating our love. – Alex Grey

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That is what Im looking forward to the most, practical learning. I want to be a registered nurse so getting to talk to people who already work in those jobs can really teach me what to expect when I get out in the real world. – Angela Carter

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