“When I look at nature I feel as if I'll be able to paint it all, note it all down, and then you might as well forget it once you're working.” IfsFeelsWellsLooksMightAbleNatureForgetDown AndNotesPaintForget It Book:Monet by Himself: Paintings, Drawings, Pastels, Letters Source: Monet by Himself: Paintings, Drawings, Pastels, Letters
“Nature with her wealth of birds and flowers, Has in her heart a place for every weed; For her quick eyes require no microscope To note the varied wonders and delights That the Creator's humblest works possess.” HeartEyeNatureWealthWonderFlowerBirdNotesSimplicityDelightCreatorWeedMicroscopes Author:Kobo Abe
“I can pass days Stretch'd in the shade of those old cedar trees, Watching the sunshine like a blessing fall,-- The breeze like music wandering o'er the boughs, Each tree a natural harp,--each different leaf A different note, blent in one vast thanksgiving.” I CanDifferentFallNatureNaturalTreeBlessingNotesWanderSunshineShadeLeafsBreezeHarpsCedars Book:Poetical works complete Source: Poetical works complete
“It may not be irrelevant to note that even very modest forms of life, like earthworms, dung beetles and fiddler crabs, have no trouble identifying the real problems they must deal with if they are to survive.” IfsMayRealProblemFormNatureAnimalDealsTroubleNotesModestIrrelevantReal ProblemsIdentifyingCrabsBeetlesFiddlers Author:Edward Goldsmith