The scientist does not study nature because it is useful; he studies it because he delights in it, and he delights in it because it is beautiful.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
In nature, when you conduct science, it is the natural world that is the ultimate decider in what is true and what is not.
Fortunately, nature is as generous with its problems as Nobel with his fortune. The more we know, the more aware we are of what we know not.
The scientist is also a composer... You could think of science as discovering one particular thing - a supernova or whatever. You could also think of it as discovering this whole new way of seeing the world.
The artist does not illustrate science (but) he frequently responds to the same interests that a scientist does.
Science is not everything, but science is very beautiful.
Nature is the source of all true knowledge. She has her own logic, her own laws, she has no effect without cause nor invention without necessity.
Science is like a love affair with nature; an elusive, tantalising mistress. It has all the turbulence, twists and turns of romantic love, but that's part of the game.
The love of nature is a different thing from the love of science, though the two may go together.
Nature study will show you how full of beautiful and wonderful things God has made the world for you to enjoy. Be contented with what you have got and make the best of it. Look on the bright side of things instead of the gloomy one.
The Nature Lover is not looking for mere facts but for meanings, for something he can translate into terms of his own life.
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