“Science is an ocean. It is as open to the cockboat as the frigate. One man carries across it a freightage of ingots, another may fish there for herrings.” MenMayScienceOceanAccountsFishesCarrieOne ManHerring Author:Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
“Plant consciousness, insect consciousness, fish consciousness, all are related by one permanent element, which we may call the religious element inherent in all life, even in a flea: the sense of wonder. That is our sixth sense, and it is the natural religious sense.” MayNaturalReligiousConsciousnessWonderElementsPlantFishesPermanentRelatedInherentInsectsFleasSense Of WonderSixth Sense Author:D. H. Lawrence
“These sprays, dusts, and aerosols are now applied almost universally to farms, gardens, forests, and homes-nonselective chemicals that have the power to kill every insect, the 'good' and the 'bad,' to still the song of birds and the leaping of fish in the streams, to coat the leaves with a deadly film, and to linger on in soil-all this though the intended target may be only a few weeds or insects. Can anyone believe it is possible to lay down such a barrage of poisons on the surface of the earth without making it unfit for all life? They should not be called 'insecticides,' but 'biocides.'” ShouldBelieveMayStillsHomeEarthFilmSongBirdGardenLaysFishesSurfaceForestsDustStreamsPoisonSoilTargetWeedFarmsChemicalsCoatsInsectsSpraySilent SpringInsecticides Book:The house of life: Rachel Carson at work Source: The house of life: Rachel Carson at work
“Bragging may not bring happiness, but no man having caught a large fish goes home through an alley.” MenMayHomeSeaRiversCaughtFishesBoatLakesFishingAlleysBraggingFishermanFly FishingAnglingGreat FishingFunny FishingCatching Fish Author:Ann Landers
“Do not despise the fish because they are absolutely unable to speak or to reason, but fear lest you may be even more unreasonable than they by resisting the command of the Creator. Listen to the fish, who through their actions all but utter this word: 'We set out on this long journey for the perpetuation of our species.” MayLongReasonActionSpeakJourneySpeciesFishesCreatorCommandDespiseUnreasonableResistingLong Journey Book:Exegetic Homilies (The Fathers of the Church, Volume 46) Source: Exegetic Homilies (The Fathers of the Church, Volume 46)