Then the song of a whitethroat, pure and ethereal, with the dreamy quality of remembered joy.
RACHEL CARSONWe cannot have peace among men whose hearts find delight in killing any living creature.
More Rachel Carson Quotes
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In nature nothing exists alone.
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Drink in the beauty and wonder at the meaning of what you see.
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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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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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Those who dwell, as scientists or laymen, among the beauties and mysteries of the earth, are never alone or weary of life.
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In an age when man has forgotten his origins and is blind even to his most essential needs for survival, water along with other resources has become the victim of his indifference.
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Science is part of the reality of living; it is the what, the how, and the why of everything in our experience.
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The discipline of the writer is to learn to be still and listen to what his subject has to tell him.
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It is ironic to think that man might determine his own future by something so seemingly trivial as the choice of an insect spray.
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The real wealth of the Nation lies in the resources of the earth – soil, water, forests, minerals, and wildlife.
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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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Nature reserves some of her choice rewards for days when her mood may appear to be somber.
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We cannot have peace among men whose hearts find delight in killing any living creature.
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But man is a part of nature, and his war against nature is inevitably a war against himself.
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Wonder and humility are wholesome emotions and they do not exist side by side with a lust for destruction.
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