It is a wholesome and necessary thing for us to turn again to the earth and in the contemplation of her beauties to know of wonder and humility.

Quote by Rachel Carson

Topics: Beauty Quotes, Earth Quotes, Humility Quotes, Nature Quotes, Wonder Quotes

If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder without any such...

If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder without any such...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

A race preserves its vigor so long as it harbors a real contrast between what...

A race preserves its vigor so long as it harbors a real contrast between what...

Europe is merely powerful; India is beautiful.

Europe is merely powerful; India is beautiful.

Facts are God's arguments; we should be careful never to misunderstand or pervert them

Facts are God's arguments; we should be careful never to misunderstand or pervert them

At some future period, not very distant as measured by centuries, the civilized races of...

At some future period, not very distant as measured by centuries, the civilized races of...

Here I stand before you - brown. Color of the mountains Colossal as the earth...

Here I stand before you - brown. Color of the mountains Colossal as the earth...

Until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently...

Until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently...

The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong. (Ecclesiastes 9:11)

The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong. (Ecclesiastes 9:11)