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The spirit of a country, if it is to be true to itself, needs continually to draw great breaths of inspiration from the simple realities of the country; from the smell of its soil, the pattern of its fields, the beauty of its scenery and from the men and women who dwell and toil in the rural areas
One can never study nature too much and too hard
Lose yourself in nature and find peace
If we once, and for so long, lived in balance with nature and each other, we should be able to do so again.
Nature did all things well
To the artist there is never anything ugly in nature
From a distance the world looks blue and green,_x000D__x000D_and the snow-capped mountains white._x000D__x000D_From a distance the ocean meets the stream,_x000D__x000D_and the eagle takes to flight._x000D__x000D_From a distance, there is harmony,_x000D__x000D_and it echoes through the land._x000D__x000D_It's the voice of hope, it's the voice of peace,_x000D__x000D_it's the voice of every man
It is the marriage of the soul with nature that makes the intellect fruitful, and gives birth to imagination
From dawn to dusk, winter to spring, summer & autumn; the contrasts of nature refresh the mind & renew our sense of balance
The forces of things, the beings of the Universe, interpenetrate, divide and unite themselves according to eternal laws. But the laws of Nature are, to speak after the manner of men, Thoughts of God, in which all lives, that is to say, He is.
By starting from the ground and tapping into the absolute, uncheatable truth of nature we can make ourselves better
From Indian vultures to Chinese bees, Nature provides the 'natural services' that keep the economy going
Ye may have skill in the nature of things, yet nature can do more than all physicians put together; and God is far more above nature.
From the recycling miracles in the soil; an army of predators ridding us of unwanted pests; an abundance of life creating a genetic codebook that underpins our food, pharmaceutical industries and much more, it has been estimated that these and other services are each year worth about double global GDP
I can enjoy society in a room; but out of doors, nature is company enough for me
Rather than think about fields producing food, and the rest of the land producing everything else, we need to think about managing integrated, multifunctional, landscapes
An agricultural landscape produces food but it also provides water, requires biodiversity to underpin soil function, pollination and other useful services, and also has value to society in terms of aesthetics and recreation
Economy without ecology means managing the human nature relationship without knowing the delicate balance between humankind and the natural world
Let the clean air blow the cobwebs from your body. Air is medicine.
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