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“So extraordinary is Nature with her choicest treasures, spending plant beauty as she spends sunshine, pouring it forth into land and sea, garden and desert. And so the beauty of lilies falls on angels and men, bears and squirrels, wolves and sheep, birds and bees.”

Men Fall Sea Land Bears Bird Angel Garden Plant Extraordinary Spending Treasure Desert Sunshine Sheep Bees Lilies Pouring Squirrels Land And Sea

Author:John Muir

“I have investigated the dust-heaps of humanity, and found a treasure in all of them. I have found that humanity is not incidentally engaged, but eternally and systematically engaged, in throwing gold into the gutter and diamonds into the sea.”

Humanity Found Sea Gold Treasure Dust Engaged Throwing Diamond Gutters

Author:Gilbert K. Chesterton

“Like all real treasures of the mind, perception can be split into infinitely small fractions without losing its quality. The weeds in a city lot convey the same lesson as the redwoods; the farmer may see in his cow-pasture what may not be vouchsafed to the scientist adventuring in the South Seas.”

Mind May Real Cities Quality Sea Lessons Perception Losing Scientist South Treasure Weed Farmers Cows Splits Fractions Pastures Redwoods Adventuring

Book:A Sand County Almanac: And Sketches Here and There

Source: A Sand County Almanac: And Sketches Here and There

“Now it has appeared to me unfair that humanity should be engaged perpetually in calling all those things bad which have been good enough to make other things better, in everlastingly kicking down the ladder by which it has climbed. It has appeared to me that progress should be something else besides a continual parricide; therefore I have investigated the dust-heaps of humanity, and found a treasure in all of them. I have found that humanity is not incidentally engaged, but eternally and systematically engaged, in throwing gold into the gutter and diamonds into the sea.”

Should Has Beens Enough Humanity Found Progress Sea Calling Gold Treasure Dust Engaged Good Enough Throwing Diamond Unfair Ladders Kicking Gutters

Author:Gilbert K. Chesterton

“The sea does not contain all the pearls, the earth does not enclose all the treasures, and the flint-stone does not inclose all the diamonds, since the head of man encloses wisdom.”

Men Doe Wisdom Earth Sea Stones Treasure Diamond Pearls

Author:Saadi

“Wherever a ship ploughs the sea, or a plough furrows the field; wherever a mine yields its treasure; wherever a ship or a railroad train carries freight to market; wherever the smoke of the furnace rises, or the clang of the loom resounds; even in the lonely garret where the seamstress plies her busy needle--there is industry.”

Sea Fields Mines Industry Lonely Train Busy Treasure Ships Smoke Carrie Yield Needles Railroads Furnaces Plies

Author:James A. Garfield

“Your quest is for darkness only. This sea is not your sea. The myths of men are not your myths. Men's treasures are not yours.”

Men Darkness Sea Myth Treasure Quests

Book:Interview with the Vampire

Source: Interview with the Vampire

“I have never seen the sea quiet round Treasure Island. The sun might blaze overhead, the air be without a breath, the surface smooth and blue, but still these great rollers would be running along all the external coast, thundering and thundering by day and night; and I scarce believe there is one spot in the island where a man would be out of earshot of their noise.”

Source: Collected Adventure Tales: Treasure Island, Kidnapped, Catriona, The Wrecker, The Ebbe-Tide, St Ives, Island Nights' Entertainments, The Adventure of the Hansom Cab and more (Illustrated Edition): The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses, The Adventure of Prince Florizel and a Detective, The Misadventures of John Nicholson, Adventures of David Balfour (Novels and short stories )

“Your ship was spotted off the coast this morning, slipping silently through the fog... coming around the cape she appeared in a shaft of sunlight... and what a sight to see! Glimmering as much as the ocean herself. Massive and beautiful beyond belief! Laden with treasures, happy times, friends, love, and laughter. Quick, you must PREPARE for her docking... you MUST make space in your life for her gifts... otherwise, just as quickly, she'll quietly slip back out to sea.”

Beautiful Belief Space Morning Sea Ocean Laughter Sight Treasure Ships Massive Slips Sunlight Coast Fog Slipping Capes Friend Love Happy Times Love And Laughter

Author:Mike Dooley

“Without books the development of civilization would have been impossible. They are the engines of change, windows on the world, "Lighthouses" as the poet said "erected in the sea of time." They are companions, teachers, magicians, bankers of the treasures of the mind, Books are humanity in print.”

World Mind Has Beens Said Book Humanity Change Teacher Impossible Magic Sea Poet Development Civilization Window Treasure Companion Print Engines Magician Bankers Lighthouse Standstill

Book:101 Facts of life

Source: 101 Facts of life