"Nature is always lavish of her gifts even……" — Annie Besant
"Nature is always lavish of her gifts even to the most insignificant forms. The butterflies and moths are richly dowered in this respect."
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122 Quotes by Annie Besant
Annie Besant has 122 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:
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- Quick condemnation of all that is not ours, of views with which we disagree, of ideas that do not attract…
- No philosophy, no religion, has ever brought so glad a message to the world as this good news of Atheism.
- I have ever been the queerest mixture of weakness and strength, and have paid heavily for the weakness.
- Every person, every race, every nation, has its own particular keynote which it brings to the general chord of life…
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- What is a philosophy? It Is an answer satisfactory to the reason to all the great problems of life. That…
- An accurate knowledge of the past of a country is necessary for everyone who would understand its present, and who…
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- It is not monogamy when there is one legal wife, and mistresses out of sight.
More Always Lavish Quotes
This quote is filed under Always Lavish Quotes, one of 3 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
- A liar is always lavish of oaths. — Pierre Corneille
- Be always lavish of your caresses, and sparing in your corrections. — William Cavendish