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“Nothing is a courtesy unless it be meant us, and that friendly and lovingly. We owe no thanks to rivers that they carry our boats, or winds that they be favoring and fill our sails, or meats that they be nourishing; for these are what they are necessarily. Horses carry us, trees shade us; but they know it not.”

Knows Tree Wind Rivers Horse Boat Thanks Meat Friendly Shade Sail Courtesy

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Ben Jonson (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Ben Jonson (Illustrated)

“Nature uncovers the inner secrets of nature in two ways: one by the force of bodies operating outside it; the other by the very movements of its innards. The external actions are strong winds, rains, river currents, sea waves, ice, forest fires, floods; there is only one internal force-earthquake.”

Way Two Body Action Science Strong Force Secret Fire Sea Movement Wind Rain Rivers Wave Currents Forests Ice Internals Flood Two Ways Earthquakes Geology Forest Fires Strong Winds

Author:Mikhail Lomonosov

“The Mississippi and its paddle boats, and the rivers of Bengal and their gleaming steamers evoked a similar atmosphere of romance, of long, song-filled voyages, high winds and lonely sunsets.”

Long Romance Song Wind Rivers Lonely Filled Boat Atmosphere Sunset Voyages Mississippi

Book:Fireflies in the Mist

Source: Fireflies in the Mist

“The Goddess is not separate from the world – She IS the world, and all things in it: moon, sun, earth, star, stone, seed, flowing river, wind, wave, leaf and branch, bud and blossom, fang and claw, woman and man.”

Source: The Spiral Dance: A Rebirth of the Ancient Religion of the Goddess: 10th Anniversary Edition