“The earth has music for those who listen.”
― George Santayana
Music is the combination of sounds to create a beautiful harmony of sounds. If you absorb all of the different aspects of nature it creates a beautiful, peaceful environment. The beauty of nature is not any one thing, but the combination of a million colors, smells, and sounds.
“An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.” “An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.”
― Winston Churchill
Although the quote does not directly involve nature, it does relate to human nature. As humans we oftentimes avoid a problem or take shortcuts, and in the end we end up hurting only ourselves. Instead, we should fight the problem when it begins and not let the problem beat us.
“We kill all the caterpillars, then complain there are no butterflies.” “We kill all the caterpillars, then complain there are no butterflies.”
― John Marsden
This quote could have many interpretations, but I see it as a reflection on the loss of creativity in grade school. Our parents' generation is forcing us into a black and white world that is drawn out for us before we are old enough to make our own decisions, yet at the same time they complain that our youth lacks creativity and the spontaneity that once lived freely in the young-adult population.
“I think having land and not ruining it is the most beautiful art that anybody could ever want.”
― Andy Warhol
― Andy Warhol
This quote has many messages. The main message says to conserve nature and its beauty, but in a less literal meaning Warhol is telling us that knowing what we have is just as important as having it. You can have the most valuable item in the world, but if you do not recognize its value and preserve it then it is worthless. Nature is a beautiful thing, but as Shakespeare once wrote "beauty is bought by judgement of the eye." If we as a whole do not appreciate nature and destroy it then we will lose a beautiful thing, and Warhol is saying that seeing the beauty is just as beautiful as the actual beauty.
"May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into the clouds above."
― Edward Abbey
Yet again another author gives nature a connotation (good and bad) to then compare it to life's daily struggles and rewards. Abbey suggests that it is not the easy choices in life that lead to the most rewarding outcomes as he wishes that one take the hard, challenging path which will in-the-long-run yield better results.
"If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere."
― Vincent Van Gogh
I liked this quote a lot because it reminded me of the quote that called it an art to simply recognize nature's beauty. At first the quote seems very straightforward, but it has a lot of hidden meaning. Nature is viewed as very simplistic, so if you learn to love the simple things in life then you will find beauty in anything!
"Don't blow it - good planets are hard to find."
― Quoted By Time Magazine
This quote is very straightforward, but it is the essence of the message that the next generation needs to receive. It is a very powerful quote because it uses humor to make a strong statement - simple but to-the-point. Quotes like this one are the types of quotes that make me start to think critically about life. The emotion that this one short phrase holds is more powerful than a whole list of recycling or eco-friendly product advertisements... the fear of ruining our planet is enough to get the point across in a mere 9 words.
"We never noticed the beauty because we were too busy trying to create it..."
― Anonymous
This quote applied to teenagers more than anyone else. Teenagers we are always focused on superficial beauty and artificial, materialistic greed, but it we were to just 'stop and smell the roses' then we would experience some of the beauty that nature has already given us. Beautiful women try to pile on makeup, amazing views are changed, and amazing voices are auto-tuned... these are only three examples of nature's beauty being masked by our own superficial ignorance. If we realized what we held then we would see the value in nature. Maybe one day this epiphany will become common and a new trend of natural-everything will start. Until then we can only focus on ourselves and attempt to see the beauty that not everyone recognizes.
"The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.
― Moliere
Have you ever rushed something great only to ruin the outcome? Maybe it was a relationship or a project that you rushed and then made many mistakes on. In nature, plants grow when they are supposed to grow, bears hibernate when they are supposed to hibernate, and wolves hunt when they are supposed to hunt. Nature does not rush things. Because nature is patient, Moliere tells us to be calm like nature and not rush because many times the best outcome may be the last one.
"In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer."
― Albert Camus
By comparing the seasons to good and bad, Camus tells us that even in the worst of problems we can find an answer within. This 'every problem has a solution' mentality tells us that even in our darkest moments we must look for the light within. The metaphor of winter for bad and summer for good is interesting because it gives these seasons connotations that may or may not have already existed. Going back to Shakespeare's earlier statement "beauty is bought by judgement of the eye," the author's attitude toward winter may be creating a problem. If the author had a more positive attitude toward winter, or the problem, then would he need to find the "summer" within him?
― Moliere
Have you ever rushed something great only to ruin the outcome? Maybe it was a relationship or a project that you rushed and then made many mistakes on. In nature, plants grow when they are supposed to grow, bears hibernate when they are supposed to hibernate, and wolves hunt when they are supposed to hunt. Nature does not rush things. Because nature is patient, Moliere tells us to be calm like nature and not rush because many times the best outcome may be the last one.
"In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer."
― Albert Camus
By comparing the seasons to good and bad, Camus tells us that even in the worst of problems we can find an answer within. This 'every problem has a solution' mentality tells us that even in our darkest moments we must look for the light within. The metaphor of winter for bad and summer for good is interesting because it gives these seasons connotations that may or may not have already existed. Going back to Shakespeare's earlier statement "beauty is bought by judgement of the eye," the author's attitude toward winter may be creating a problem. If the author had a more positive attitude toward winter, or the problem, then would he need to find the "summer" within him?
"May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into the clouds above."
― Edward Abbey
Yet again another author gives nature a connotation (good and bad) to then compare it to life's daily struggles and rewards. Abbey suggests that it is not the easy choices in life that lead to the most rewarding outcomes as he wishes that one take the hard, challenging path which will in-the-long-run yield better results.
"If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere."
― Vincent Van Gogh
I liked this quote a lot because it reminded me of the quote that called it an art to simply recognize nature's beauty. At first the quote seems very straightforward, but it has a lot of hidden meaning. Nature is viewed as very simplistic, so if you learn to love the simple things in life then you will find beauty in anything!
"Don't blow it - good planets are hard to find."
― Quoted By Time Magazine
This quote is very straightforward, but it is the essence of the message that the next generation needs to receive. It is a very powerful quote because it uses humor to make a strong statement - simple but to-the-point. Quotes like this one are the types of quotes that make me start to think critically about life. The emotion that this one short phrase holds is more powerful than a whole list of recycling or eco-friendly product advertisements... the fear of ruining our planet is enough to get the point across in a mere 9 words.
"We never noticed the beauty because we were too busy trying to create it..."
― Anonymous
This quote applied to teenagers more than anyone else. Teenagers we are always focused on superficial beauty and artificial, materialistic greed, but it we were to just 'stop and smell the roses' then we would experience some of the beauty that nature has already given us. Beautiful women try to pile on makeup, amazing views are changed, and amazing voices are auto-tuned... these are only three examples of nature's beauty being masked by our own superficial ignorance. If we realized what we held then we would see the value in nature. Maybe one day this epiphany will become common and a new trend of natural-everything will start. Until then we can only focus on ourselves and attempt to see the beauty that not everyone recognizes.
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