A first walk in any new country is one of the things which makes life on this planet worth being grateful for. — William Beebe Copy Share Image
“And so the marvels of nature go on evolving,---wheels within wheels” — William Beebe Copy Share Image
The beauty and genius of a work of art may be reconceived, though its first material expression be destroyed; a vanished harmony may yet… — William Beebe Copy Share Image
To write honestly and with conviction anything about the migration of birds, one should oneself have migrated. Somehow or other we should dehumanize ourselves,… — William Beebe Copy Share Image
The isness of things is well worth studying; but it is their whyness that makes life worth living. — William Beebe Copy Share Image
The marsh, to him who enters it in a receptive mood, holds, besides mosquitoes and stagnation, melody, the mystery of unknown waters, and the… — William Beebe Copy Share Image
“Before we have the complete solution of the whys and wherefores of herding and flocking and schooling, there must be a great deal of… — William Beebe Copy Share Image
I can only think of one experience which might exceed in interest a few hours spent under water, and that would be a journey… — William Beebe Copy Share Image
When ... we realize the possibilities of deep sea life still unknown to us, every haul of the dredge should be welcomed by an… — William Beebe Copy Share Image
Butterflies doing strange things in very beautiful ways were in my mind when I sat down, but by the time my pen was uncapped… — William Beebe Copy Share Image
“……but work in the field has nothing to do with dignity or with anything except patience, concentration, and eternal vigilance” — William Beebe Copy Share Image
In the course of time I have learned to tramp about coral reefs, twenty to thirty feet under water, so unconcernedly that I can… — William Beebe Copy Share Image
A first walk in any new country is one of the things which makes life on this planet worth being grateful for. — William Beebe Copy Share Image
