Quotes About Nature

una vida humana digna se tiene que centrar en el cultivo del carácter personal y en la preocupación por las demás personas (e incluso por la propia naturaleza), y que se disfruta más si se adopta un camino adecuado —pero no fanático— para distanciarse de los bienes puramente mundanos.

To a Stoic, it ultimately does not matter if we think the Logos is God or Nature, as long as we recognize that a decent human life is about the cultivation of one's character and concern for other people (and even for Nature itself) and is best enjoyed by way of a proper—but not fanatical—detachment from mere worldly goods.

These and similar examples are easy enough to uncover, and they make two crucial points: first, good science does not require experiments, it can be done with an intelligent use of observational evidence; second, there is more than one way to do science, depending on the nature of the questions and the methods typical of the field.

That framework is the idea that in order to live a good (in the sense of eudaimonic) life, one has to understand two things: the nature of the world (and by extension, one's place in it) and the nature of human reasoning (including when it fails, as it so often does).

Epictetus suggests that those who fall into circumstances they wish to avoid are those who suffer misfortune, by which he means that much suffering comes from a disconnect between what you want to happen and what actually happens. Or, as the Stoics would say, what is in accordance to nature as opposed to contrary to nature.

What should we do then? Make the best use of what is in our power, and treat the rest in accordance with its nature." Epictetus, Discourses I, 1.17

Love is What We Are Born With. Fear is What We Learn. Hovsep Kazezian - www.Hkazezian.com

Like flowers in a storm, life is full of goodbyes

The brief silence that follows is as tender as a rainstorm of daisies.

Tu cuerpo se parece, hasta confundirse con él, a ese árbol frutal que tiene la particularidad de no producir más que dos frutos por vida. Cuentan que si te duermes entre sus ramas te despiertas enamorado.

Hay una acacia, ya sé que solo da espinas y sombras cortantes, pero está viva, tendrás algo vivo a tu lado. Te dará de beber su savia, te escaparás a través de sus raíces y florecerás desplegándote hacia el cielo.

Los pájaros se entierran en pleno cielo. Incluso la más elegante de las nubes está repleta de sus cuerpecitos yertos. Se dice que de cada 10.189 gotas de lluvia, 1 sería la lágrima de un pájaro y que de cada 16.474 copos de nieve, 1 el fantasma de un pájaro descolgado de la placenta celeste.

Dai, vieni mio albero in fiore, stasera spegneremo la luce e sui tuoi boccioli poserò gli occhiali. Con la punta dei rami segnerai la volta celeste e scuoterai il tronco invisibile che sostiene la luna. Nuovi sogni cadranno ai nostri piedi come neve tiepida. Pianterai a terra le tue radici a forma di tacchi a spillo, che faranno saldamente presa. Lascia che mi arrampichi sul tuo cuore di bambù, voglio dormire accanto a te.

Por mucho que uno se deleite con la luna, también necesita del sol.

Soy la montaña que tienes que escalar, el bosque encantado que debes recorrer.

Puoi negare la tua natura quanto vuoi, tanto quella ti riacciuffa al volo!

La naturaleza hizo libres a los humanos sin reparar en el color de la piel.

A flower that grows in the shade of another blooms slowly.

A garden is never beautiful by accident.

A rainbow is a storm's smile.

An optimist looks at a seed and sees a tree; a pessimist looks at a tree and sees a forest fire.

As nature decorates the world, love decorates the universe.

Flowers do not have to speak to let you know how they feel.

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their natures.