William Beebe Quotes
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The marsh, to him who enters it in a receptive mood, holds, besides mosquitoes and stagnation, melody, the mystery of unknown waters, and the sweetness…
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The beauty and genius of a work of art may be reconceived, though its first material expression be destroyed; a vanished harmony may yet again…
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Earth has few secrets from the birds.
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The isness of things is well worth studying; but it is their whyness that makes life worth living.
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To be a Naturalist is better than to be a King.
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I can only think of one experience which might exceed in interest a few hours spent under water, and that would be a journey to…
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When ... we realize the possibilities of deep sea life still unknown to us, every haul of the dredge should be welcomed by an expectant…
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In the course of time I have learned to tramp about coral reefs, twenty to thirty feet under water, so unconcernedly that I can pay…
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... the only other place comparable to these marvelous nether regions, must surely be naked space itself, out far beyond atmosphere, between the stars, where…
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The longer we were in it, the smaller it seemed to get.
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