It occurred to me that if this were a sight that could be seen only once in a century, this little headland would be thronged with spectators.

Millions of stars blazed in darkness, and on the far shore a few lights burned in cottages. Otherwise there was no reminder of human life.

Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature -- the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.

The "control of nature" is a phrase conceived in arrogance, born of the Neanderthal age of biology and the convenience of man

It is a wholesome and necessary thing for us to turn again to the earth and in the contemplation of her beauties to know of wonder and humility.

Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find resources of strength that will endure as long as life lasts