#natur

Wisdom consists of knowing how to distinguish the nature of trouble, and in choosing the lesser evil. ↗

— Niccolò Machiavelli

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We had seen God in His splendors, heard the text that Nature renders. We had reached the naked soul of man. ↗

— Ernest Shackleton

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The muffled syllables that Nature speaks Fill us with deeper longing for her word; She hides a meaning that the spirit seeks, She makes a sweeter music than is heard. ↗

— George Santayana

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Each of us is shaped by the truth of our natures. Von to Silver ↗

— Adrian Phoenix

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To conquer oneself is the best and noblest victory; to be vanquished by one's own nature is the worst and most ignoble defeat. ↗

— Plato

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Just because a feeling is natural does not mean it should be indulged. ↗

— Roseanna White

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Look around you...Feel the wind, smell the air. Listen to the birds and watch the sky. Tell me what's happening in the wide world. ↗

— Nancy Farmer

#observation #nature

Pleasure is Nature's test, her sign of approval. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

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Clouds are not spheres, mountains are not cones, coastlines are not circles, and bark is not smooth, nor does lightning travel in a straight line. ↗

— Benoît B. Mandelbrot

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Miles is... Miles; close to a force of nature, climbing up out of his own pages and escaping subordination to any opinion of mine. ↗

— Lois McMaster Bujold

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