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.
RACHEL CARSONIt 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.
More Rachel Carson Quotes
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I am always more interested in what I am about to do than what I have already done.
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The most alarming of all man’s assaults upon the environment is the contamination of air, earth, rivers, and sea with dangerous and even lethal materials.
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Beginnings are apt to be shadowy and so it is the beginnings of the great mother life, the sea.
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There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature.
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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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A rainy day is the perfect time for a walk in the woods.
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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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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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A child’s world is fresh and new and beautiful, full of wonder and excitement.
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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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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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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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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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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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Those who love and free nature are never alone.
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