These natural quotes will inspire you. Natural existing in nature and not made or caused by people or of or in agreement with the character or makeup of, or circumstances surrounding, someone or something.
A collection of motivating, happy, and encouraging natural quotes, natural sayings, and natural proverbs.
Best Natural Quotes
- “I have called this principle, by which each slight variation, if useful, is preserved, by the term of Natural Selection.” ~ Charles Darwin
- “The Natural Step is a clear voice in the commotion.” ~ Leif Johansson
- “The basis of the spiritual path is the development in ourselves of what is truly balanced, natural, and meaningful.” ~ Tarthang Tulku
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“Whenever we have excess, giving should be our natural response. It should be the automatic decision, the obvious thing to do in light of Scripture and human need.” ~ Randy Alcorn
- “To waste, to destroy our natural resources, to skin and exhaust the land instead of using it so as to increase its usefulness, will result in undermining in the days of our children the very prosperity which we ought by right to hand down to them amplified and developed.” ~ Theodore Roosevelt
- “If one way be better than another, that you may be sure is nature’s way.” ~ Aristotle
- “There are no words that can tell the hidden spirit of the wilderness, that can reveal its mystery, its melancholy and its charm.” ~ Theodore Roosevelt
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“The nation behaves well if it treats the natural resources as assets which it must turn over to the next generation increased; and not impaired in value.” ~ Theodore Roosevelt
- “Ethics cannot be based upon our obligations toward people, but they are complete and natural only when we feel this Reverence for Life and the desire to have compassion for and to help all creatures insofar as it is in our power. I think that this ethic will become more and more recognized because of its great naturalness and because it is the foundation of a true humanism toward which we must strive if our culture is to become truly ethical.” ~ Albert Schweitzer
- “The natural world is the larger sacred community to which we belong. To be alienated from this community is to become destitute in all that makes us human. To damage this community is to diminish our own existence.” ~ Thomas Berry
- “Everything in Nature contains all the powers of Nature. Everything is made of one hidden stuff.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
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“Nature gives to every time and season some beauties of its own.” ~ Charles Dickens
- “Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.” ~ Laozi , Natural quotes about life
- “The future of life on earth depends on our ability to take action. Many individuals are doing what they can, but real success can only come if there’s a change in our societies and our economics and in our politics. I’ve been lucky in my lifetime to see some of the greatest spectacles that the natural world has to offer. Surely we have a responsibility to leave for future generations a planet that is healthy, inhabitable by all species” ~ David Attenborough
- “Reason is the natural order of truth; but imagination is the organ of meaning.” ~ C. S. Lewis
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“The truth is: the natural world is changing. And we are totally dependent on that world. It provides our food, water and air. It is the most precious thing we have and we need to defend it.” ~ David Attenborough
- “I think the environment should be put in the category of our national security. Defense of our resources is just as important as defense abroad. Otherwise what is there to defend?” ~ Robert Redford
- “Among the environmental trends undermining our future are shrinking forests, expanding deserts, falling water tables, collapsing fisheries, disappearing species, and rising temperatures. The temperature increases bring crop-withering heat waves, more destructive storms, more-intense droughts, more forest fires, and, of course, ice melting. We are crossing natural thresholds that we cannot see and violating deadlines that we do not recognize.” ~ Lester R. Brown
- “I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just: that his justice cannot sleep forever: that, considering numbers, nature, and natural means only, a revolution of the wheel of fortune, an exchange of situation, is among possible events: that it may become probable by supernatural interference! The Almighty has no attribute which can take side with us in such a contest.” ~ Thomas Jefferson
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“Everybody needs beauty as well as bread.” ~ John Muir
- “Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” ~ Albert Einstein
- “The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
- “An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.” ~ Henry David Thoreau
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“Adapt or perish, now as ever, is nature’s inexorable imperative.” ~ H. G. Wells
- “The richness I achieve comes from nature, the source of my inspiration.” ~ Claude Monet
- “Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
- “Man’s heart away from nature becomes hard.” ~ Standing Bear
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“For in the true nature of things, if we rightly consider, every green tree is far more glorious than if it were made of gold and silver.” ~ Martin Luther
- “Forests, lakes, and rivers, clouds and winds, stars and flowers, stupendous glaciers and crystal snowflakes – every form of animate or inanimate existence, leaves its impress upon the soul of man.” ~ Orison Swett Marden
- “Success is neither magical nor mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals.” ~ Jim Rohn
- “If there is any one duty which more than another we owe it to our children and our children’s children to perform at once, it is to save the forests of this country, for they constitute the first and most important element in the conservation of the natural resources of this country.” ~ Theodore Roosevelt
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“Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don’t know how to replenish its source.” ~ Anais Nin
- “The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be.” ~ Anne Frank
- “To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug.” ~ Helen Keller
- “The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside” ~ Anne Frank
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“The poetry of the earth is never dead.” ~ John Keats
- “There is pleasure in the pathless woods, there is rapture in the lonely shore, there is society where none intrudes, by the deep sea, and music in its roar; I love not Man the less, but Nature more.” ~ Lord Byron
- “Humility does not mean believing oneself to be inferior, but to be freed from self-importance. It is a state of natural simplicity which is in harmony with our true nature and allows us to taste the freshness of the present moment.” ~ Matthieu Ricard
- “I love not man the less, but Nature more.” ~ Lord Byron
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“Nature abhors a vacuum.” ~ Francois Rabelais
- “I am convinced that the act of thinking logically cannot possibly be natural to the human mind. If it were, then mathematics would be everybody’s easiest course at school and our species would not have taken several millennia to figure out the scientific method.” ~ Neil deGrasse Tyson
- “They have stolen the public lands. They have grasped all to themselves, and by their unprincipled greed brought a crisis of unparalleled distress on forty millions of people, who have natural resources to feed, clothe and shelter the whole human race.” ~ Denis Kearney
- “Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” ~ Laozi
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“There is a way that nature speaks, that land speaks. Most of the time we are simply not patient enough, quiet enough, to pay attention to the story.” ~ Linda Hogan
- “I believe that to meet the challenge of our times, human beings will have to develop a greater sense of universal responsibility. We must all learn to work not just for our own self, family, or nation but for the benefit of all humankind. Universal responsibility is the key to human survival. It is the best foundation for world peace, the equitable use of natural resources, and through concern for future generations, the proper care of the environment.” ~ Dalai Lama
- “The earth will continue to regenerate its life sources only as long as we and all the peoples of the world do our part to conserve its natural resources. It is a responsibility which every human being shares. Through voluntary action, each of us can join in building a productive land in harmony with nature.” ~ Gerald R. Ford
- “Contrary to popular belief, we do not face a choice between economy and ecology, It is often said that protecting the environment would constrain or even undermine economic growth. In fact, the opposite is true: unless we protect resources and the earth’s natural capital, we shall not be able to sustain economic growth.” ~ Kofi Annan
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“I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.” ~ John Burroughs
- “And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.” ~ Khalil Gibran
- “Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you.” ~ Frank Lloyd Wright
- “If one truly loves nature one finds beauty everywhere.” ~ Vincent Van Gogh
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“Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be and that God wishes to see people happy, amidst the simple beauty of nature. I firmly believe that nature brings solace in all troubles.” ~ Anne Frank
- “Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees.” ~ John Muir
- “The mountains are calling and I must go.” ~ John Muir
- “Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.” ~ Rachel Carson , Natural quotes beauty
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“How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains!” ~ John Muir
- “Solitude in the presence of natural beauty and grandeur is the cradle of thought and aspirations which are not only good for the individual but which society can ill do without.” ~ John Stuart Mill
- “Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop away from you like the leaves of Autumn.” ~ John Muir
- “I’ve always regarded nature as the clothing of God.” ~ Alan Hovhaness
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“We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect.” ~ Aldo Leopold
- “Conservation means development as much as it does protection.” ~ Theodore Roosevelt
- “There is pleasure in the pathless woods.” ~ Lord Byron
- “I thank you God for this most amazing day, for the leaping greenly spirits of trees, and for the blue dream of sky and for everything which is natural, which is infinite, which is yes.” ~ e. e. cumming
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“Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.” ~ John Muir
- “Life is not a game of Solitaire; people depend on one another. When one does well, others are lifted. When one stumbles, others also are impacted. There are no one-man teams—either by definition or natural law. Success is a cooperative effort; it’s dependent upon those who stand beside you.” ~ Jon M. Huntsman Sr.
