"The equation of animal and vegetable life is too complicated a problem for human intelligence to solve, and we can never know how wide a circle of disturbance we produce in the harmonies of nature when we throw the smallest pebble into the ocean of organic life."

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Source : George Perkins Marsh (1864). “Man and Nature: Or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action”, p.103, New York : C. Scribner

George Perkins Marsh

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“I am now going from a prison to a palace: I have finished my work, and am now going to receive my wages.”

Source : Christopher Love (2012). “The Last Words and Letters of Christopher Love: With A Clear Vindication of His Principles and Practices”, p.125, Puritan Publications
“The day will come when you will review your life and be thankful for every minute of it. Every hurt, every sorrow, every joy, every celebration, every moment of your life will be a treasure to you, for you will see the utter perfection of the design. You will stand back from the weaving and see the tapestry, and you will weep at the beauty of it.”
“When you kneel in prayer, don't give God orders, just report to your Commander in Chief for duty.”
“My early and invincible love of reading I would not exchange for all the riches of India.”
“A nihilist is not one who believes in nothing , but one who does not believe in what exists.”
“Panic: A highly underrated capacity thanks to which individuals are able to indicate clearly that something is wrong.... Given their head, most humans panic with great dignity and imagination. This can be called democratic expression or practical common sense.”

Source : John Ralston Saul (2002). “The Doubter's Companion: A Dictionary of Aggressive Common Sense”, p.228, Simon and Schuster
“We cannot win this battle to save species and environments without forging an emotional bond between ourselves and nature as well - for we will not fight to save what we do not love.”

Source : Stephen Jay Gould (1993). “Eight little piggies: reflections in natural history”, Vintage
“We complain today that ministers do not know how to preach; but is it not equally true that our congregations do not know how to hear?”

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