Nature Quotes

To conceal anything from those to whom I am attached, is not in my nature. I can never close my lips where I have opened my heart.

Subdue your appetites, my dears, and you've conquered human nature.

A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I advise the gun. While this gives moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise and independence to the mind. Games played with the ball, and others of that nature, are too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind. Let your gun therefore be your constant companion of your walks.

When we think of the major threats to our national security, the first to come to mind are nuclear proliferation, rogue states and global terrorism. But another kind of threat lurks beyond our shores, one from nature, not humans - an avian flu pandemic.

Is there some principal of nature which states that we never know the quality of what we have until it is gone?

I do not think that there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.

He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.

I experience a period of frightening clarity in those moments when nature is so beautiful. I am no longer sure of myself, and the paintings appear as in a dream.

When I have a terrible need of - shall I say the word - religion. Then I go out and paint the stars.

It is not the language of painters but the language of nature which one should listen to, the feeling for the things themselves, for reality is more important than the feeling for pictures.

Nature cannot be tricked or cheated. She will give up to you the object of your struggles only after you have paid her price.

Time destroys the speculation of men, but it confirms nature.

There are more men ennobled by study than by nature.

According to the law of nature it is only fair that no one should become richer through damages and injuries suffered by another.

It is the nature of every person to error, but only the fool perseveres in error.

Of all nature's gifts to the human race, what is sweeter to a man than his children?