"'All we need is a book,' roared Leslie;……" — Gerald Durrell
"'All we need is a book,' roared Leslie; 'don't panic, hit 'em with a book."
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28 Quotes by Gerald Durrell
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Erosion, desertification, and pollution have become our lot. It is a weird form of suicide, for we are bleeding our…
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Until we consider animal life to be worthy of the consideration and reverence we bestow upon old books and pictures…
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Remember that the animals and plants have no M.P. they can write to; they can't perform sit-down strikes or, indeed,…
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You cannot begin to preserve any species of animal unless you preserve the habitat in which it dwells. Disturb or…
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The great ecosystems are like complex tapestries - a million complicated threads, interwoven, make up the whole picture. Nature can…
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Animals generally return the love you lavish on them by a swift bite in passing-not unlike friends and wives.
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As I watched the pulsing fire among the trees and heard the beat of the drum merge and tremble with…
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Among the myrtles the mantids moved, lightly, carefully, swaying slightly, the quintessence of evil. They were lank and green, with…
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Aspirin is so good for roses, brandy for sweet peas, and a squeeze of lemon-juice for the fleshy flowers, like…
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Zoos should concentrate more on the preservation side of things.
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All over the world the wildlife that I write about is in grave danger. It is being exterminated by what…
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There is no first world and third world. There is only one world, for all of us to live and…
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Total loyalty is possible only when fidelity is emptied of all concrete content, from which changes of mind might naturally…
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No cause is left but the most ancient of all, the one, in fact, that from the beginning of our…
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The ultimate end of human acts is eudaimonia, happiness in the sense of living well, which all men desire; all…
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The new always happens against the overwhelming odds of statistical laws and their probability, which for all practical, everyday purposes…
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Where all are guilty, no one is; confessions of collective guilt are the best possible safeguard against the discovery of…
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We have almost succeeded in leveling all human activities to the common denominator of securing the necessities of life and…
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I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted us by wisdom, none is…
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We must all make peace so that we can all live in peace.
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As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we…
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Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.
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A friend to all is a friend to none.
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