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

But man is a part of nature, and his war against nature is inevitably a war against himself.

Those who dwell, as scientists or laymen, among the beauties and mysteries of the earth, are never alone or weary of life.

Why should we tolerate a diet of weak poisons, a home in insipid surroundings, a circle of acquaintances who are not quite our enemies, the noise of motors with just enough relief to prevent insanity? Who would want to live in a world which is just not quite fatal?

The shore is an ancient world, for as long as there has been an earth and sea there has been this place of the meeting of land and water.

For the sense of smell, almost more than any other, has the power to recall memories and it's a pity we use it so little.

It is ironic to think that man might determine his own future by something so seemingly trivial as the choice of an insect spray.