". . .nature is still predominant, and there are those who regret that with the improvements of cultivation the sublimity of the wilderness should pass away: for those scenes of solitude from which the hand of nature has never been lifted, affect the mind with a more deep toned emotion than aught which the hand of man has touched. Amid them the consequent associations are of God the creator-they are his undefiled works, and the mind is cast into the contemplation of eternal things."

-- Thomas Cole

#Nature Quotes #Regret Quotes #Men Quotes

“Britain has no divine right to be one of the richest countries in the world.”

Source : Source: www.motherjones.com
“Ladies and gentlemen, you can't please everyone. Take my girlfriend - I think she's the most remarkable woman in the world. . . . That's me . . . But to my wife . . .”
“I certainly like working harder than a lot of my peers. The trick is embracing it.”
“You must understand printing lies about Republican candidates is OK. It's called vetting. Printing the truth about liberals - that's called 'swift-boating'.”

Source : "Media loves to hate Sarah Palin" by Howie Carr in Boston Herald, September 7, 2008.
“Life is too short for grief. Or regret. Or bullshit.”

Source : Edward Abbey (2015). “A Voice Crying in the Wilderness”, p.28, RosettaBooks
“I can tell you that you will have your hearts broken more by the people you love than by the people you hate. But you must still dare to love. The rewards are worth far more than the risks.”

Source : Margaret Peterson Haddix (2011). “The 39 Clues #10: Into the Gauntlet”, p.321, Scholastic Inc.
“The world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon the tested foundations of political liberty. We have no selfish ends to serve. We desire no conquest, no dominion. We seek no indemnities for ourselves, no material compensation for the sacrifices we shall freely make.”
“All through autumn we hear a double voice: one says everything is ripe; the other says everything is dying. The paradox is exquisite. We feel what the Japanese call "aware"--an almost untranslatable word meaning something like "beauty tinged with sadness.”

Source : Gretel Ehrlich (1985). “The solace of open spaces”, Viking Pr

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