#natur

It is the nature of the self to manifest itself, In every atom slumbers the might of the self. ↗

The possibility of a scientific treatment of history means a wider experience, a greater maturity of practical reason, and finally a fuller realization of certain basic ideas regarding the nature of life and time. ↗

— Muhammad Iqbal

#certain #experience #finally #fuller #greater

Perhaps walking is best imagined as an 'indicator species,' to use an ecologist's term. An indicator species signifies the health of an ecosystem, and its endangerment or diminishment can be an early warning sign of systemic trouble. Walking is an indicator species for various kinds of freedom and pleasures: free time, free and alluring space, and unhindered bodies. ↗

— Rebecca Solnit

#page- #freedom

I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says "Go to sleep, darlings, till the summer comes again. ↗

— Lewis Carroll

#nature #seasons #winter #love

Men go to far greater lengths to avoid what they fear than to obtain what they desire. ↗

— Dan Brown

#fear #human-nature #men

Chaos was the law of nature; Order was the dream of man. ↗

— Henry Adams

#dream #law #man #nature #order

Knowledge of human nature is the beginning and end of political education. ↗

— Henry Adams

#education #end #human #human nature #knowledge

Abstraction is real, probably more real than nature. ↗