Quotes About Nature

So is it just human nature to believe that things happen for a reason - to find some shred of meaning even in the worst experiences?

The same forces of nature which enable us to fly to the stars, enable us also to destroy our star.

When I was a boy, I thought scent was contained in dewdrops on flowers and if I got up very early in the morning, I could collect it and make perfume.

Reason as an organ for perceiving the true nature of reality and determining the guiding principles of our lives has come to be regarded as obsolete.

Calm and serene The sound of a cicada Penetrates the rock.

An artist must possess Nature. He must identify himself with her rhythm, by efforts that will prepare the mastery which will later enable him to express himself in his own language.

Arrogance is a mixture of impertinence, disobedience, indiscipline, rudeness, harshness, and a self-assertive nature.

Vitality and beauty are gifts of Nature for those who live according to its laws.

When a man wantonly destroys one of the works of man we call him a vandal. When he destroys one of the works of god we call him a sportsman.

You cannot slander human nature; it is worse than words can paint it.

I think that sexuality is the part of human beings that is closest to nature. And nature is dangerous somehow, yes, if you put nature against civilisation, nature is definitely a threat.

To prove the Gospels by a miracle is to prove an absurdity by something contrary to nature.

The voice of nature is always encouraging.

He who understands nature walks close with God.

Today we are searching for things in nature that are hidden behind the veil of appearance... We look for and paint this inner, spiritual side of nature.

We need to renegotiate our contract with nature. Ecology is a unifying force that can diminish intolerance and expand our empathy towards others - both human and animal.

I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars.

Curiosity is the one thing invincible in Nature.

There are no fixtures in nature. The universe is fluid and volatile. Permanence is but a word of degrees.

Eventually, you have to stop picking a fight with your true nature and decide to seek the joy that underlies it all.

My aim in painting is to create pulsating, luminous, and open surfaces that emanate a mystic light, in accordance with my deepest insight into the experience of life and nature.

Humans have made a huge hole in nature in the last 10,000 years. [With de-extinction,] we have the ability now, and maybe the moral obligation, to repair some of the damage.

All motion is curved and all curvature is spiral.

It was surprising that Nature had gone tranquilly on with her golden process in the midst of so much devilment.