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Nature2 quotes
I come into the peace of wild things
Who do not tax their lives with forethought
of grief. I come into the presence of still water.
And I feel above me the day-blind stars
waiting with their light. — Wendell Berry · 1968Nature is party to all our deals and decisions, and she has more votes, a longer memory and a sterner sense of justice than we do. — Wendell Berry · 1995Aging1 quote
Our hair
turns white with our ripening
as though to fly away in some
coming wind, bearing the seed
of what we know. — Wendell Berry · 1980Dissent1 quote
Denounce the government and embrace the flag. Hope to live in that free republic for which it stands. — Wendell Berry · 1973Environmental destruction1 quote
Nature is party to all our deals and decisions, and she has more votes, a longer memory and a sterner sense of justice than we do. — Wendell Berry · 1995Love1 quote
Love is not just a feeling; it's a practice, something you practice whether you feel like it or not. — Wendell Berry · 1996Love as action1 quote
Love is not just a feeling; it's a practice, something you practice whether you feel like it or not. — Wendell Berry · 1996Man and nature1 quote
I come into the peace of wild things
Who do not tax their lives with forethought
of grief. I come into the presence of still water.
And I feel above me the day-blind stars
waiting with their light. — Wendell Berry · 1968Nature of love1 quote
Love is not just a feeling; it's a practice, something you practice whether you feel like it or not. — Wendell Berry · 1996Patriotism1 quote
Denounce the government and embrace the flag. Hope to live in that free republic for which it stands. — Wendell Berry · 1973Spending time in nature1 quote
I come into the peace of wild things
Who do not tax their lives with forethought
of grief. I come into the presence of still water.
And I feel above me the day-blind stars
waiting with their light. — Wendell Berry · 1968The world1 quote
The earth is what we all have in common. — Wendell Berry · 1977Wisdom1 quote
Our hair
turns white with our ripening
as though to fly away in some
coming wind, bearing the seed
of what we know. — Wendell Berry · 1980