The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.
As quoted in The Little Book of Snowflakes, by Kenneth Libbrecht 2004 Voyageur Press
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Showing posts with label intelligence. Show all posts
Friday, January 14, 2011
Henry David Thoreau
The question is not what you look at, but what you see.
As quoted in The Little Book of Snowflakes, by Kenneth Libbrecht 2004 Voyageur Press
As quoted in The Little Book of Snowflakes, by Kenneth Libbrecht 2004 Voyageur Press
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Nature goes her own way and all that to us seems an exception is really according to order.
As quoted in The Little Book of Snowflakes, by Kenneth Libbrecht 2004 Voyageur Press
As quoted in The Little Book of Snowflakes, by Kenneth Libbrecht 2004 Voyageur Press
Monday, January 10, 2011
Albert Einstein
Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift.
As quoted in The Little Book of Snowflakes, by Kenneth Libbrecht 2004 Voyageur Press
As quoted in The Little Book of Snowflakes, by Kenneth Libbrecht 2004 Voyageur Press
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nature never hurries: atom by atom, little by little, she achieves her work.
As quoted in The Little Book of Snowflakes, by Kenneth Libbrecht 2004 Voyageur Press
As quoted in The Little Book of Snowflakes, by Kenneth Libbrecht 2004 Voyageur Press
Friday, January 7, 2011
Henry David Thoreau
Nature will bear the closest inspection. She invites us to lay our eye level with her smallest leaf, and take an insect view of its plain.
As quoted in The Little Book of Snowflakes, by Kenneth Libbrecht 2004 Voyageur Press
As quoted in The Little Book of Snowflakes, by Kenneth Libbrecht 2004 Voyageur Press
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Jane Austen
One cannot fix one's eyes on the commonest natural production without finding food for a rambling fancy.
As quoted in The Little Book of Snowflakes, by Kenneth Libbrecht 2004 Voyageur Press
As quoted in The Little Book of Snowflakes, by Kenneth Libbrecht 2004 Voyageur Press
Aristotle
In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.
As quoted in The Little Book of Snowflakes, by Kenneth Libbrecht 2004 Voyageur Press
As quoted in The Little Book of Snowflakes, by Kenneth Libbrecht 2004 Voyageur Press
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Yogi Berra
You can observe a lot just by watching.
As quoted in The Little Book of Snowflakes, by Kenneth Libbrecht 2004 Voyageur Press
As quoted in The Little Book of Snowflakes, by Kenneth Libbrecht 2004 Voyageur Press
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