We still talk in terms of conquest. We still haven’t become mature enough to think of ourselves as only a tiny part of a vast and incredible universe.
RACHEL CARSONA child’s world is fresh and new and beautiful, full of wonder and excitement.
More Rachel Carson Quotes
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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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Now I truly believe that we in this generation must come to terms with nature, and I think we’re challenged, as mankind has never been challenged before, to prove our maturity and our mastery, not of nature but of ourselves.
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The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction.
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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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For mankind as a whole, a possession infinitely more valuable than individual life is our genetic heritage, our link with past and future… Yet genetic deterioration through man-made agents is the menace of our time.
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In every outthrust headland, in every curving beach, in every grain of sand there is the story of the earth.
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There is no drop of water in the ocean, not even in the deepest parts of the abyss, that does not know and respond to the mysterious forces that create the tide.
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The control of nature is a phrase conceived in arrogance.
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The shore is an ancient world, for as long as there has been an earth and sea there has been this place of the meeting of land and water.
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If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder, he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the joy, excitement, and mystery of the world we live in.
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Beginnings are apt to be shadowy.
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Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.
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Knowing what I do, there would be no future peace for me if I kept silent.
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Nature reserves some of her choice rewards for days when her mood may appear to be somber.
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I sincerely believe that for the child, and for the parent seeking to guide him, it is not half so important to ‘know’ as to ‘feel’.
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