The principle that human nature, in its psychological aspects, is nothing more than a product of history and given social relations removes all barriers to coercion and manipulation by the powerful.
It’s really important to have balance, spend some time in nature, go to a few parties, enjoy my friends and really chill out.
How inscrutable and incomprehensible are the hidden works of Nature!
It’s my nature to be fearless.
My focus is not on solving nature’s deeper mysteries. It is on using nature’s deeper mysteries to solve important societal problems.
No one can feel more gratefully the charm of noble scenery, or the refreshment of escape into the unspoiled solitudes of nature, than the laborer at some close in-door employment.
There are two places where I can completely relax: in nature and by the piano.
I slow down when hiking. The rhythm of nature is more leisurely. The sun comes up, it moves across the sky, and you begin to synchronize to that rhythm.
Nothing happens to any man that he is not formed by nature to bear.
God and Nature first made us what we are, and then out of our own created genius we make ourselves what we want to be. Follow always that great law. Let the sky and God be our limit and Eternity our measurement.
The skull is nature’s sculpture.
When I pray, I always thank Mother Nature for all the beauty in the world. It’s about having an attitude of gratitude.
Relaxing, experiencing nature and laughing are what rejuvenate me and make me feel happy. I believe that when I feel happy, that’s when I look beautiful… I make a point of laughing out loud every single day.
We are not weak if we make a proper use of those means which the God of Nature has placed in our power… the battle, sir, is not to the strong alone it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.
Whether we and our politicians know it or not, Nature is party to all our deals and decisions, and she has more votes, a longer memory, and a sterner sense of justice than we do.
In the long term we can hope that religion will change the nature of man and reduce conflict. But history is not encouraging in this respect. The bloodiest wars in history have been religious wars.
Zoos are becoming facsimiles – or perhaps caricatures – of how animals once were in their natural habitat. If the right policies toward nature were pursued, we would need no zoos at all.
The artist produces for the liberation of his soul. It is his nature to create as it is the nature of water to run down the hill.
Art Nouveau got its inspiration from nature. The Bauhaus got its inspiration from engineering.
Hidden nature is secret God.
We are all full of weakness and errors; let us mutually pardon each other our follies – it is the first law of nature.
Labels only confuse people. The smarter people recognize artists who transcend categories. But I always try to entertain. It’s in my nature; writers are born to entertain. If that means working ostensibly within a genre, fine.
Abstraction is real, probably more real than nature.
None of God’s Creatures absolutely consider’d are in their own Nature Contemptible; the meanest Fly, the poorest Insect has its Use and Vertue.
Disasters are called natural, as if nature were the executioner and not the victim.
