Inspirational Quotes, Motivational Sayings, and Wise Words for Daily Inspiration

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Short version: For the child. . ., it is not half so important to know as to feel. If facts are the seeds that later produce knowledge and wisdom, then the emotions and the impressions of the senses are the fertile soil in which the seeds must grow. . . . It is more important to pave the way for a child to want to know than to put him on a diet of facts that he is not ready to assimilate.

Rachel Carson's Popular Quotes

Beginnings are apt to be shadowy.

- Rachel Carson

If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder, he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the…

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But man is a part of nature, and his war against nature is inevitably a war against himself.

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In nature nothing exists alone.

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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 tiny part of a vast and incredible universe…

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The human race is challenged more than ever before to demonstrate our mastery, not over nature but of ourselves.

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One way to open your eyes is to ask yourself, "What if I had never seen this before? What if I knew i would never see it again?

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Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.

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Conservation is a cause that has no end. There is no point at which we will say our work is finished.

- Rachel Carson