The control of nature is a phrase conceived in arrogance, born of the Neanderthal age of biology and the convenience of man

Quote by Rachel Carson

Topics: Arrogance Quotes, Control Quotes, Nature Quotes

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 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...

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...

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 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...

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...

Neanderthal age of biology and the convenience of man.

Neanderthal age of biology and the convenience of man.

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...

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...

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...

It is better to be beautiful than to be good, but it is better to...

It is better to be beautiful than to be good, but it is better to...

There are no better cosmetics than a severe temperance and purity, modesty and humility, a...

There are no better cosmetics than a severe temperance and purity, modesty and humility, a...

We ascribe beauty to that which is simple; which has no superfluous parts; which exactly...

We ascribe beauty to that which is simple; which has no superfluous parts; which exactly...

Do not try to push your way through to the front ranks of your profession;...

Do not try to push your way through to the front ranks of your profession;...

Underneath the beautiful exterior there was an element of ruthlessness and toughness that I had...

Underneath the beautiful exterior there was an element of ruthlessness and toughness that I had...

Beauty is everything. Love is innocent. A future with the perfect man is life.

Beauty is everything. Love is innocent. A future with the perfect man is life.

The world is filled with folly and sin, And Love must cling, where it can,...

The world is filled with folly and sin, And Love must cling, where it can,...

Men no longer love the soil. Landowners sell it, lease it, divide it into shares,...

Men no longer love the soil. Landowners sell it, lease it, divide it into shares,...

Be humble, for the worst thing in the world is of the same stuff as...

Be humble, for the worst thing in the world is of the same stuff as...

In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments; there are consequences.

In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments; there are consequences.

Genius goes around the world in its youth incessantly apologizing for having large feet. What...

Genius goes around the world in its youth incessantly apologizing for having large feet. What...