"Human nature is so constituted, that all see and judge better in the affairs of other men than in their own"

"Nature and wisdom never are at strife"

"The sound of the human voice is the best of nature but only if it comes out from the feelings"

"Art is not merely an imitation of the reality of nature, but in truth a metaphysical supplement to the reality of nature, placed alongside thereof for its conquest"

"I believe in God, only I spell it Nature"

"Human judges can show mercy. But against the laws of nature, there is no appeal"

"It should seem, then, that the nature of society dictates another, a higher branch, whose superiority arises from its being the interested and natural conservator of the universal interest"

"I like going into nature and that's where I'm happiest"

"I sit astride life like a bad rider on a horse. I only owe it to the horse's good nature that I am not thrown off at this very moment"

"Water is the driving force of all nature"

"I think it's really important to use your hands and get close to materials. To be up close to real things like rain and mud; to have contact with nature"