“Everything in Nature contains all the powers of Nature. Everything is made of one hidden stuff.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Art is not merely an imitation of the reality of nature, but in truth a metaphysical supplement to the reality of nature, placed alongside thereof for its conquest.” — Friedrich Nietzsche
“My focus is not on solving nature's deeper mysteries. It is on using nature's deeper mysteries to solve important societal problems.” — Philip Emeagwali
“To any artist, worthy of the name, all in nature is beautiful, because his eyes, fearlessly accepting all exterior truth, read there, as in an open book, all the inner truth.” — Auguste Rodin
“It is good to realize that if love and peace can prevail on earth, and if we can teach our children to honour nature's gifts, the joys and beauties of the outdoors will be here forever.” — Jimmy Carter
“To the artist there is never anything ugly in nature.” — Auguste Rodin
“All things are artificial, for nature is the art of God.” — Thomas Browne
“He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.” — Socrates
“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” — Albert Einstein
“Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed.” — Francis Bacon
“We cannot command Nature except by obeying her.” — Francis Bacon
“Progress celebrates victories over nature. Progress makes purses out of human skin. When people were traveling in mail coaches, the world got ahead better than it does now that salesmen fly through the air. What good is speed if the brain has oozed out on the way? How will the heirs of this age be taught the most basic motions that are necessary to activate the most complicated machines? Nature can rely on progress; it will avenge it for the outrage it has perpetrated on it.” — Karl Kraus