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Man Quotes by George Perkins Marsh
- Man is everywhere a disturbing agent. Wherever he plants his foot, the harmonies of nature are turned to discords.
- The great question, whether man is of nature or above her.
- When not protected by law, by popular favor or superstition, or by other special circumstances, [birds] yield very readily to the influences of civilization, and,…
- Man has too long forgotten that the earth was given to him for usufruct alone, not for consumption, still less for profligate waste.
- Apart from the hostile influence of man, the organic and the inorganic world are ... bound together by such mutual relations and adaptations s secure,…
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- The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances. — Aristotle
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