My father considered a walk among the mountains as the equivalent of churchgoing.
. . . Aldous Huxley (1894-1963).
'To find the universal elements enough; to find the air and the water exhilarating; to be refreshed by a morning walk or an evening saunter. . .to be thrilled by the stars at night; to be elated over a bird's nest or a wildflower in spring - - these are some of the rewards of the simple life.
. . . John Burroughs (1837-1921).
To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian run.
. . . Helen Keller (1880-1968)
'It were happy if we studied nature more in natural things, and acted according to nature, whose rules are few, plain, and most reasonable.'
. . . William Penn (1644-1718), Quaker founder of Pennnsylvania
The day, water, sun, moon, night __ I do not have to purchase these things with money.
. . . Plautus (254?-184 B.C.)
You can't be suspicious of a tree, or accuse a bird or a squirrel of subversion or challenge the idealogy of a violet.
. . . Hal Borland (1908-1978)
Everything that slows us down and forces patience, everything that sets us back into the slow cirles of nature, is a help. Gardening is an instrument of grace.
. . . May Sarton b. 1912
Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees.
. . . The Book of Revelation
Albert Schweitzer advocated being aware of the miracle of life around us.