The diversity of the phenomena of nature is so great, and the treasures hidden in the heavens so rich, precisely in order that the human mind shall never be lacking in fresh nourishment.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
There is one Quality, which has somewhat so heavenly in it; that by so much the more we are possess'd of it, by so much the more we draw nearer to the Great Author of Nature.
In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.
An inexhaustible good nature is one of the most precious gifts of heaven, spreading itself like oil over the troubled sea of thought, and keeping the mind smooth and equable in the roughest weather.
People must feel that the natural world is important and valuable and beautiful and wonderful and an amazement and a pleasure.
Nature holds the key to our aesthetic, intellectual, cognitive and even spiritual satisfaction.
I see humanity now as one vast plant, needing for its highest fulfillment only love, the natural blessings of the great outdoors, and intelligent crossing and selection.
There are no greater treasures than the highest human qualities such as compassion, courage and hope. Not even tragic accident or disaster can destroy such treasures of the heart.
Nature was here a series of wonders, and a fund of delight.
The earth was made so various, that the mind Of desultory man, studious of change, And pleased with novelty, might be indulged.
Our treasure lies in the beehive of our knowledge. We are perpetually on the way thither, being by nature winged insects and honey gatherers of the mind.