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Man is the unnatural animal, the rebel child of nature, and more a

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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Save for the wild force of Nature, nothing moves in this world that is not Greek in its origin. – Lord Acton

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The ground we walk on, the plants and creatures, the clouds above constantly dissolving into new formations – each gift of nature possessing its own radiant energy, bound together by cosmic harmony. – Ruth Bernhard

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Mutability of temper and inconsistency with ourselves is the greatest weakness of human nature. – Joseph Addison

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There are moments when all anxiety and stated toil are becalmed in the infinite leisure and repose of nature. – Henry David Thoreau

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