Nature Quotes

NatureWelcome to Nature Quotes, the best source for inspiring as well as provocative quotes concerning nature. Below you will find a collection of quotes from some of the world's most prominent authors, poets, and also theorists, all of whom have been inspired by the appeal and power of nature. Whether you're trying to find a quote to show to a friend, or simply require a little bit of motivation to make it through the day, you'll locate something right here to aid. So take a moment to discover the marvels of nature, as well as be inspired by the words of those who have come before us.
Small: And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom
"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom"
Anais Nin, Author
Small: What the caterpillar calls the end of the world the master calls a butterfly
Richard Bach
"What the caterpillar calls the end of the world the master calls a butterfly"
Richard Bach, Novelist
Small: We cannot command Nature except by obeying her
Francis Bacon
"We cannot command Nature except by obeying her"
Francis Bacon, Philosopher
Small: Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better
Albert Einstein
"Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better"
Albert Einstein, Physicist
Small: The Universe is one great kindergarten for man. Everything that exists has brought with it its own peculiar le
Orison Swett Marden
"The Universe is one great kindergarten for man. Everything that exists has brought with it its own peculiar lesson"
Orison Swett Marden, Writer
Small: One must ask children and birds how cherries and strawberries taste
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
"One must ask children and birds how cherries and strawberries taste"
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, Writer
Small: He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature
Socrates
"He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature"
Socrates, Philosopher
Small: Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it
"Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it"
Russell Baker, Journalist
Small: Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light
Theodore Roethke
"Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light"
Theodore Roethke, Poet
Small: There are no passengers on spaceship earth. We are all crew
"There are no passengers on spaceship earth. We are all crew"
Marshall McLuhan, Sociologist
Small: And this, our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in
William Shakespeare
"And this, our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
Small: Hope is the only bee that makes honey without flowers
Robert G. Ingersoll
"Hope is the only bee that makes honey without flowers"
Robert G. Ingersoll, Lawyer
Small: I still get wildly enthusiastic about little things... I play with leaves. I skip down the street and run agai
Leo Buscaglia
"I still get wildly enthusiastic about little things... I play with leaves. I skip down the street and run against the wind"
Leo Buscaglia, Author
Small: And the heart that is soonest awake to the flowers is always the first to be touchd by the thorns
Thomas Moore
"And the heart that is soonest awake to the flowers is always the first to be touch'd by the thorns"
Thomas Moore, Poet
Small: Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature
"Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature"
Gerard De Nerval, Novelist
Small: One touch of nature makes the whole world kin
William Shakespeare
"One touch of nature makes the whole world kin"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
Small: I am two with nature
Woody Allen
"I am two with nature"
Woody Allen, Director
Small: A hen is only an eggs way of making another egg
Samuel Butler
"A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg"
Samuel Butler, Poet
Small: There are always flowers for those who want to see them
Henri Matisse
"There are always flowers for those who want to see them"
Henri Matisse, Artist
Small: Let a hundred flowers bloom, let a hundred schools of thought contend
"Let a hundred flowers bloom, let a hundred schools of thought contend"
Mao Tse-Tung, Leader
Small: How strange that nature does not knock, and yet does not intrude!
Emily Dickinson
"How strange that nature does not knock, and yet does not intrude!"
Emily Dickinson, Poet
Small: Dont knock the weather nine-tenths of the people couldnt start a conversation if it didnt change once in a whi
Kin Hubbard
"Don't knock the weather; nine-tenths of the people couldn't start a conversation if it didn't change once in a while"
Kin Hubbard, Journalist
Small: Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence
Hal Borland
"Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence"
Hal Borland, Author
Small: A woodland in full color is awesome as a forest fire, in magnitude at least, but a single tree is like a danci
Hal Borland
"A woodland in full color is awesome as a forest fire, in magnitude at least, but a single tree is like a dancing tongue of flame to warm the heart"
Hal Borland, Author
Small: Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries
Jimmy Carter
"Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries"
Jimmy Carter, President
Small: The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit
"The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit"
Moliere, Playwright
Small: If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe
Carl Sagan
"If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe"
Carl Sagan, Scientist
Small: Dont pray when it rains if you dont pray when the sun shines
"Don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines"
Satchel Paige, Athlete
Small: The flower is the poetry of reproduction. It is an example of the eternal seductiveness of life
"The flower is the poetry of reproduction. It is an example of the eternal seductiveness of life"
Jean Giraudoux, Dramatist
Small: Earth laughs in flowers
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Earth laughs in flowers"
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Philosopher
Small: As the poet said, Only God can make a tree, probably because its so hard to figure out how to get the bark on
Woody Allen
"As the poet said, 'Only God can make a tree,' probably because it's so hard to figure out how to get the bark on"
Woody Allen, Director
Small: All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever the flower would grow in thought and m
Abraham Lincoln
"All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever the flower would grow in thought and mind"
Abraham Lincoln, President
Small: Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed
Francis Bacon
"Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed"
Francis Bacon, Philosopher
Small: Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower
Albert Camus
"Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower"
Albert Camus, Philosopher
Small: Nature will bear the closest inspection. She invites us to lay our eye level with her smallest leaf, and take
Henry David Thoreau
"Nature will bear the closest inspection. She invites us to lay our eye level with her smallest leaf, and take an insect view of its plain"
Henry David Thoreau, Author
Small: Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair
Kahlil Gibran
"Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair"
Kahlil Gibran, Poet
Small: Adapt or perish, now as ever, is natures inexorable imperative
H.G. Wells
"Adapt or perish, now as ever, is nature's inexorable imperative"
H.G. Wells, Author
Small: Never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was
Dag Hammarskjold
"Never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was"
Dag Hammarskjold, Diplomat
Small: Give me odorous at sunrise a garden of beautiful flowers where I can walk undisturbed
Walt Whitman
"Give me odorous at sunrise a garden of beautiful flowers where I can walk undisturbed"
Walt Whitman, Poet
Small: A morning-glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books
Walt Whitman
"A morning-glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books"
Walt Whitman, Poet
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