If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder without any such gift from the fairies, he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the joy, excitement and mystery…

Quote by Rachel Carson

Topics: Arroganc Quotes, Control Quotes, Nature Quotes

For the sense of smell, almost more than any other, has the power to recall...

For the sense of smell, almost more than any other, has the power to recall...

Neanderthal age of biology and the convenience of man.

Neanderthal age of biology and the convenience of man.

It is a wholesome and necessary thing for us to turn again to the earth...

It is a wholesome and necessary thing for us to turn again to the earth...

If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder, he needs the...

If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder, he needs the...

In an age when man has forgotten his origins and is blind even to his...

In an age when man has forgotten his origins and is blind even to his...

Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find resources of strength that will endure...

Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find resources of strength that will endure...

The control of nature is a phrase conceived in arrogance, born of the Neanderthal age...

The control of nature is a phrase conceived in arrogance, born of the Neanderthal age...

In every outthrust headland, in every curving beach, in every grain of sand there is...

In every outthrust headland, in every curving beach, in every grain of sand there is...

The control of nature is a phrase conceived in arrogance, born of the Neanderthal age...

The control of nature is a phrase conceived in arrogance, born of the Neanderthal age...

Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or...

Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or...

For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now...

For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now...

The human race is challenged more than ever before to demonstrate our mastery - not...

The human race is challenged more than ever before to demonstrate our mastery - not...

In an age when man has forgotten his origins and is blind even to his...

In an age when man has forgotten his origins and is blind even to his...

Age is the first limitation on roles that I've ever had to encounter, and I...

Age is the first limitation on roles that I've ever had to encounter, and I...

Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale Her infinite variety, other women cloy.

Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale Her infinite variety, other women cloy.

The veracity which increases with old age is not far from folly.

The veracity which increases with old age is not far from folly.

What is an adult? A child blown up by age.

What is an adult? A child blown up by age.

It is a man's own fault, it is from want of use, if his mind...

It is a man's own fault, it is from want of use, if his mind...

Youth, large, lusty, loving - Youth, full of grace, force, fascination. Do you know that...

Youth, large, lusty, loving - Youth, full of grace, force, fascination. Do you know that...

Crabbed age and youth cannot live together; Youth is full of pleasance, age full of...

Crabbed age and youth cannot live together; Youth is full of pleasance, age full of...

The golden rule is that there are no golden rules.

The golden rule is that there are no golden rules.