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Joseph Wood Krutch was an American writer known for his literary criticism and nature writing. His works covered a wide range of subjects, including literature, philosophy, and nature. Born on November 25, 1893, he passed away on May 22, 1970.

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Famous Joseph Wood Krutch Quotes

“The snow itself is lonely or, if you prefer, self-sufficient. There is no other time when the whole world seems composed of one thing and one thing only.”

Ifs World Self Whole Seems Nature One Thing Adventure Lonely Whole World Snow Sufficient Self Sufficient Snowflake Winter Snow

Author:Joseph Wood Krutch

“Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what you want.”

“Is it wholly fantastic to admit the possibility that Nature herself strove toward what we call beauty? Face to face with any one of the elaborate flowers which man's cultivation has had nothing to do with, it does not seem fantastic to me. We put survival first. But when we have a margin of safety left over, we expend it in the search for the beautiful. Who can say that Nature does not do the same?”

Men Firsts Doe Seems Beautiful Faces Left Beauty Possibility Flower Survival Safety Fantastic Margins Face To Face Cultivation

Book:And Even If You Do: Essays on Man, Manners & Machines

Source: And Even If You Do: Essays on Man, Manners & Machines

“Two-legged creatures we are supposed to love as we love ourselves. The four-legged, also, can come to seem pretty important. But six legs are too many from the human standpoint.”

Humans Two Important Seems Animal Four Creatures Six Legs Pet Insects Spiders Standpoint

Book:The Best Nature Writing of Joseph Wood Krutch

Source: The Best Nature Writing of Joseph Wood Krutch

“Being the inventor of sex would seem to be a sufficient distinction for a creature just barely large enough to be seen by the naked eye.”

Enough Seems Eye Science Sex Creatures Naked Sufficient Distinction Inventor Naked Eyes

Book:The Great Chain of Life

Source: The Great Chain of Life

About the Author

Born: November 25, 1893
Died: May 22, 1970
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 87

Books & Sources

The Modern TemperRelated source material

A Krutch Omnibus: Forty Years of Social and Literary CriticismRelated source material

The Best Nature Writing of Joseph Wood KrutchRelated source material

If You Don't Mind My Saying So ...: Essays on Man and NatureRelated source material

And Even If You Do: Essays on Man, Manners & MachinesRelated source material

The Great Chain of LifeRelated source material

The desert yearRelated source material

The Voice of the Desert, a Naturalist's Interpretation.Related source material

More lives than oneRelated source material

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