Retaliation is related to nature and instinct, not to law. Law, by definition, cannot obey the same rules as nature.

Occasionally I have come across a last patch of snow on top of a mountain in late May or June. There's something very powerful about finding snow in summer.

Consistency is found in that work whose whole and detail are suitable to the occasion. It arises from circumstance, custom, and nature.

In nature, there is no separation between design, engineering, and fabrication; the bone does it all.

There is something beautiful about all scars of whatever nature. A scar means the hurt is over, the wound is closed and healed, done with.

Experiences such as, 'I went; I came; I was; I did,' come naturally to everyone. From these experiences, does it not appear that the consciousness 'I' is the subject of those various acts? Enquiry into the true nature of that consciousness, and remaining as oneself, is the way to understand, through enquiry, one's true nature.

In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments; there are consequences.

Unfortunately, it is human nature for us to only learn and grow from a place of emptiness. It's hard to learn when we are winning and on top of the world.

Boys are quite often whimsical. Whereas girls are modest by nature and know their responsibilities very well. Their weapons are service, sacrifice, and love, by which they conquer over the males.

Ever since I was a small child, I've had this feeling - it's in my nature, and so it's not even pretentious - that if everyone's going one way, I will go the other, just by some kind of spirit of defiance.

Perhaps most important for nomads was the belief in the symbiosis that existed between wolf and humans on the steppe. Wolves were an integral part of keeping the balance of nature, ensuring that plagues of rabbits and rodents didn't break out, which in turn protected the all-important pasture for the nomads' herds.

No tendency is quite so strong in human nature as the desire to lay down rules of conduct for other people.

Use those talents you have. You will make it. You will give joy to the world. Take this tip from nature: The woods would be a very silent place if no birds sang except those who sang best.

A desire to resist oppression is implanted in the nature of man.

The world that you and I live in is increasingly challenged. Population growth, pollution, over-consumption, unsustainable patterns, social conflict, climate change, loss of nature... these are not good stories.

Having plants and flowers in my space makes me feel very calm and Zen. For me, it's important to meditate every morning to be very clear in the head, and nature really helps me do the same thing.

I feel like I live a pretty quiet life. I like to focus on work and friends, and I love being in nature.

When we first sent missions to Jupiter, no one expected to find moons that would have active volcanoes. And I could go down a long list of how often I've been surprised by the richness of nature.

It's always difficult when you're working with Mother Nature, because you need to adapt to that.

Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed.

The elusive nature of love... it can be such a fleeting thing. You see it there and it's just fluttering and it's gone.

If nature were not beautiful, it would not be worth knowing, and if nature were not worth knowing, life would not be worth living.

Whatever is received is received according to the nature of the recipient.

Deceit is the game of petty spirits, and that is by nature a woman's quality.

For humanism also appeals to man as man. It seeks to liberate the universal qualities of human nature from the narrow limitations of blood and soil and class and to create a common language and a common culture in which men can realize their common humanity.

A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg.

To insult someone we call him 'bestial. For deliberate cruelty and nature, 'human' might be the greater insult.

Nature is the mother and the habitat of man, even if sometimes a stepmother and an unfriendly home.

When you look at Japanese traditional architecture, you have to look at Japanese culture and its relationship with nature. You can actually live in a harmonious, close contact with nature - this very unique to Japan.

Flowers are without hope. Because hope is tomorrow and flowers have no tomorrow.

I think we are bound to, and by, nature. We may want to deny this connection and try to believe we control the external world, but every time there's a snowstorm or drought, we know our fate is tied to the world around us.

Each piece, or part, of the whole of nature is always merely an approximation to the complete truth, or the complete truth so far as we know it. In fact, everything we know is only some kind of approximation because we know that we do not know all the laws as yet.

All water has a perfect memory and is forever trying to get back to where it was.

If we want to make a statement about a man's nature on the basis of his physiognomy, we must take everything into account; it is in his distress that a man is tested, for then his nature is revealed.

All souls are equal and alike and have the similar nature and qualities.

The majority of modern medicines originate in nature. Although some mushrooms have been used in therapies for thousands of years, we are still discovering new potential medicines hidden within them.

Nature is a petrified magic city.

Kindness boggles my mind. It's the only force in nature that increases simultaneously for the giver and the receiver.

When thugs by nature meet thugs by political conviction, 5-0 is not surprising.

I think being open-minded about what Nature is trying to tell you is the key to being creative and successful.

Let the gentle bush dig its root deep and spread upward to split one boulder.

It is human nature to hate the man whom you have hurt.

Bald as the bare mountain tops are bald, with a baldness full of grandeur.

God - God's the wrong word - goddess or nature will conspire to transform you in a way you couldn't have imagined.

The sun, the earth, love, friends, our very breath are parts of the banquet.

Fraternity among nations, however, touches the deepest desire of human nature.

A lot of people like snow. I find it to be an unnecessary freezing of water.

Power is, in its nature, encroaching; and such is the human make that men who are vested with a share of it are generally inclined to take more than it was intended they should have.

Giant oak trees... have deep root systems that can extend two-and-one-half times their height. Such trees rarely are blown down regardless of how violent the storms may be.

If I could choose, I'd be bare feet with animals all around me and living in a tree house. Like Tarzan and Jane, that's my dream. I'm at my happiest around nature.