Monthly Archives: September 2012

Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote

“The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn”  Ralph Waldo Emerson 

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Langston Hughes Quote

“Let the rain kiss you.  Let the rain beat upon your head  with silver liquid drops.  Let the rain sing you a lullaby.”  Langston Hughes

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Confucius Quote

“Better a pearl with a flaw than a pebble without.  Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.”  Confucius

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George Washington Carver Quote

“Nothing is more beautiful than  the loveliness of the woods before sunrise.”  George Washington Carver 

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Henry David Thoreau Quote

“We need the tonic of wildness…  At the same time that we are earnest to explore and learn all things,  we require that all things be mysterious  and unexplorable, that land and sea be indefinitely wild,  unsurveyed and unfathomed by … Continue reading

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Anonymous Nature Quote

“Be a gentle friend to trees  and they will give you back beauty,  cool and fragrant shade,  and many birds, singing.”  Anonymous

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John Muir Quote

“The mountains are calling and I must go.”  John Muir

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Alice Walker Quote

“In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect.  Trees can be contorted,  bent in weird ways, and they’re still beautiful.”  Alice Walker

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King Solomon Hearn Quote

“The poetry of the earth is eternal.”  King Solomon Hearn

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Percy Bysshe Shelley Quote

“The sunlight claps the earth,  and the moonbeams kiss the sea:  what are all these kissings worth,  if thou kiss not me?”  Percy Bysshe Shelley

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