"It is a wholesome and necessary thing for……" — Rachel Carson
"It is a wholesome and necessary thing for us to turn again to the earth and in the contemplation of her beauties to know the sense of wonder and humility."
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107 Quotes by Rachel Carson
Rachel Carson has 107 quotes on this site.
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We still talk in terms of conquest. We still haven't become mature enough to think of ourselves as only a…
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If there is poetry in my book about the sea, it is not because I deliberately put it there, but…
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In an age when man has forgotten his origins and is blind even to his most essential needs for survival,…
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Over increasingly large areas of the United States, spring now comes unheralded by the return of the birds, and the…
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A child's world is fresh and new and beautiful, full of wonder and excitement. It is our misfortune that for…
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Short version: For the child. . ., it is not half so important to know as to feel. If facts…
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It is a curious situation that the sea, from which life first arose, should now be threatened by the activities…
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A rainy day is the perfect time for a walk in the woods.
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Those who dwell, as scientists or laymen, among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary…
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Nature reserves some of her choice rewards for days when her mood may appear to be somber.
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For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous…
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There is no drop of water in the ocean, not even in the deepest parts of the abyss, that does…
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More Beauties Quotes
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one of 164 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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A true critic ought to dwell upon excellencies rather than imperfections, to discover the concealed beauties of a writer, and…
— Joseph Addison
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One day I undertook a tour through the country, and the diversity and beauties of nature I met with in…
— Daniel Boone
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I am firmly of the opinion that women who make a lot of effort to hang onto their looks in…
— Julie Burchill
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It is good to realize that if love and peace can prevail on earth, and if we can teach our…
— Jimmy Carter
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among the values of classical learning I estimate the Luxury of reading the Greek & Roman authors in all the…
— Thomas Jefferson
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One of the great beauties of architecture is that each time, it is like life starting all over again.
— Renzo Piano
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Lovers can do their amorous rites by their own beauties
— William Shakespeare
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Her lips are roses over-washed with dew, Or like the purple of Narcissus' flower; No frost their fair, no wind…
— Robert Greene
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Statesmen and beauties are very rarely sensible of the gradations of their decay.
— Lord Chesterfield
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In this would I live; in this would I die; upon this would I dwell in my thoughts and affections,…
— John Owen
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To meditate is to be aware of what is going on - in our bodies, our feelings our minds, and…
— Nhat Hanh
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This is the whole secret of non-attachment: live in the world, but don't be of the world. Love people, but…
— Rajneesh
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