"The great question, whether man is of nature or above her."

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Source : George Perkins Marsh (1871). “Man and Nature: Or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action”, p.549

George Perkins Marsh

#Nature Quotes #Men Quotes

“Man is unique in organizing the mass murder of his own species.”
“For years I have made it my mission to destroy the influence of the Christian clich, 'the safest place to be is in the center of the will of God.' God would never choose for us safety at the cost of significance. God created you so that your life would count, not so that you could count the days of your life,”
“I think the world's still gonna be here in another 10, 20 years. But I'm not feeling great about things ecologically.”
“Tonight I feel like all of creation is asking us to dance.”
“The expressive word "quiet" defines the dress, manners, bow, and even physiognomy of every true denizen of St. James and Bond street.”
“Don't that make you wanna fall in love Don't that look like a picture of us A match made in heaven if there ever was Don't that make you wanna fall That just makes me wanna give you my heart Ever forever needs a place to start Gotta be a sign from up above Don't that make you wanna fall in love”
“Bernie Mac don't sugarcoat.”
“I am getting nowhere with you and I can't let you go and I cant get through.”

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