The central task of science is to arrive, stage by stage, at a clearer comprehension of nature, but this does not at all mean, as it is sometimes claimed to mean, a search for mastery over nature. Lewis Thomas arrivecentralclaim Change image and share on social
The sun, the moon and the stars would have disappeared long ago... had they happened to be within the reach of predatory human hands. Havelock Ellis agodisappearhand Change image and share on social
To discover and know has always been a deep tendency of our nature. Can we not recognize it already in caveman? Pierre Teilhard de Chardin cavemandeepdiscover Change image and share on social
Nature, of course, has its share in the life of the soul and in numerous manifestations deeply influences human life. But this natural life of the soul is peripheral, mere appendix to the material phenomena of nature. Rudolf Christoph Eucken appendixdeeplyhuman share on social
I'm cursed with empathy. I'm also by nature way too opinionated. John Shirley curseempathynature Change image and share on social
One of the things I believe in is a sense of human nature. Chris Hondros humannaturesense Change image and share on social
We have become frighteningly effective at altering nature. Sylvia Earle altereffectivefrighteningly Change image and share on social
If we're interested in spiritual things, we gradually realize that what we really need is to understand this nature that seems to be a bottomless basket, because there is no peace in it. Guy Finley basketbottomlessgradually Change image and share on social
To be admitted to Nature's hearth costs nothing. None is excluded, but excludes himself. You have only to push aside the curtain. Henry David Thoreau admitcostcurtain Change image and share on social
Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature. Marcus Aurelius birthdeathnature Change image and share on social
