Edwin Way Teale - Nature Quotes

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In nature, there is less death and destruction than death and transmutation.

Edwin Way Teale

Those who wish to pet and baby wild animals "love" them. But those who respect their natures and wish to let them live normal lives, love them more.

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For man, autumn is a time of harvest, of gathering together. For nature, it is a time of sowing, of scattering abroad.

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Nature is shy and noncommittal in a crowd. To learn her secrets, visit her alone or with a single friend, at most. Everything evades you, everything hides, even your thoughts escape you, when you walk in a crowd.

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The city man, in his neon-and-mazda glare, knows nothing of nature's midnight. His electric lamps surround him with synthetic sunshine. They push back the dark. They defend him from the realities of the age-old night.

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If man can take care of man, nature can take care of the rest.

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For observing nature, the best pace is a snail's pace.

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