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title: "7 Nature Probably Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Nature Probably quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Nature Probably sayings and thoughts."
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> [The belief that we can manage the Earth and improve on Nature is probably the ultimate expression of human conceit, but it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rene-dubos/the-belief-that-we-can-manage-the-earth-and-improve-on-nature-is/)

[Rene Dubos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rene-dubos/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f4/rene-dubos-12577_belief_the-belief-that-we-can-manage-the-earth_444385.jpg)

> [Nature doesn't feel compelled to stick to a mathematically precise algorithm; in fact, nature probably can't stick to an algorithm.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-wertheim/nature-doesn-t-feel-compelled-to-stick-to-a-mathematically-precise/)

[Margaret Wertheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-wertheim/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/676/margaret-wertheim-23555_algorithm_nature-doesn-t-feel-compelled-to-stick-t_523194.jpg)

> [I love nature - it's probably my most favorite thing. I don't watch much telly, the telly hardly goes on, but the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karl-pilkington/i-love-nature-it-s-probably-my-most-favorite-thing-i-don-t-watch-much/)

[Karl Pilkington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karl-pilkington/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9e/karl-pilkington-1541_about_i-love-nature-it-s-probably-my-most-favo_1298497.jpg)

> [I don't spend a lot of time in nature. Probably less than most people that live in urban Texas.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-carruth/i-don-t-spend-a-lot-of-time-in-nature-probably-less-than-most-people/)

[Shane Carruth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-carruth/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c8/shane-carruth-11440_less_i-don-t-spend-a-lot-of-time-in-nature-pr_1337112.jpg)

> [As with other phases of nature, I have probably loved the rocks more than I have studied them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-burroughs/as-with-other-phases-of-nature-i-have-probably-loved-the-rocks-more/)

[John Burroughs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-burroughs/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d78/john-burroughs-1157_loved_as-with-other-phases-of-nature-i-have-pr_1405477.png)

> [“Nature's probably my greatest inspiration. Everything I need is found in nature, it compels me to create and care. If you can't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-michael-cox/nature-s-probably-my-greatest-inspiration-everything-i-need-is-found/)

[Todd Michael Cox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-michael-cox/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbe/todd-michael-cox-92335_inspiration_nature-s-probably-my-greatest-inspiratio_1534790.jpg)

> [Nature is probably quite indifferent to the aesthetic preferences of mathematicians.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-north-whitehead/nature-is-probably-quite-indifferent-to-the-aesthetic-preferences-of/)

[Alfred North Whitehead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-north-whitehead/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16c/alfred-north-whitehead-836_aesthetic_nature-is-probably-quite-indifferent-to_1964678.png)

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