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Even in the vast and mysterious reaches of the sea we are brought back to the fundamental truth that nothing lives to itself.

Rachel Carson

Only within the moment of time represented by the present century has one species — man — acquired significant power to alter the nature of the world.
RACHEL CARSON

Change Men Nature
In nature nothing exists alone.
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Alone Existence Nature
The ‘control of nature’ is a phrase conceived in arrogance, born of the Neanderthal age of biology and philosophy, when it was supposed that nature exists for the convenience of man.
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Age Born Control Existence Men Nature Philosophy
By suggestion and example, I believe children can be helped to hear the many voices about them. Take Time to listen and talk about the voices of the earth and what they mean-the majestic voice of thunder, the winds, the sound of surf or flowing streams.
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Believe Children Help Listening Myself Nature Time Voice
The control of nature is a phrase conceived in arrogance.
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Attitude Control Nature
When we go down to the low-tide line, we enter a world that is as old as the earth itself – the primeval meeting place of the elements of earth and water, a place of compromise and conflit and eternal change.
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Nature Old World
Conservation is a cause that has no end. There is no point at which we will say our work is finished.
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End Environment Ourselves River Work
A rainy day is the perfect time for a walk in the woods.
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Nature Perfection Rain Time
The question is whether any civilization can wage relentless war on life without destroying itself, and without losing the right to be called civilized.
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Civilization Destroy Life Lose Right War
The beauty of the living world I was trying to save has always been uppermost in my mind – that, and anger at the senseless, brutish things that were being done. . . . Now I can believe I have at least helped a little.
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Beautiful Believe Live Mind Myself Save Try World
A child’s world is fresh and new and beautiful, full of wonder and excitement.
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Beautiful Children Excitement World
Have we fallen into a mesmerized state that makes us accept as inevitable that which is inferior or detrimental, as though having lost the will or the vision to demand that which is good?
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Acceptance Demand Goodness Lost Vision
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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Change Gratitude Motivational Myself See
A child’s world is fresh and new and beautiful, full of wonder and excitement. It is our misfortune that for most of us that clear-eyed vision, that true instinct for what is beautiful, is dimmed and even lost before we reach adulthood.
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Beautiful Children Excitement Eyes Garden Vision Wonderful
There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature.
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Healing Nature Peace Wild
It is a wholesome and necessary thing for us to turn again to the earth and in the contemplation of her beauties to know the sense of wonder and humility.
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Beautiful Herself Humility Nature Necessary Wonderful

Even in the vast and mysterious reaches of the sea we are brought back to the fundamental truth that nothing lives to itself.

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