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Time destroys the speculation of men, but it confirms nature.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero about nature, man, time

Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero about habits, virtue, reason, nature, mind

I wanted to understand the secrets behind my chemical experiments and behind the processes in nature.

Quote by Richard Ernst about nature

But with this last enlargement Europe has changed its nature. The new countries are diverse. The old methods will no longer work.

Quote by Laurent Fabius about country, old, olderness, nature, work

The simplicity and uniformity of rural occupations, and their incessant practice, preclude any anxieties and agitations of hope and fear, to which employments of a more precarious and casual nature are subject.

Quote by William Falconer about simplicity, fear, hope, nature

I'm very gregarious by nature, and to be trapped by fame was terrible. I was looking for something from outside to fill me up.

Quote by Boy George about fame, nature

Every man has a certain sphere of discretion which he has a right to expect shall not be infringed by his neighbours. This right flows from the very nature of man.

Quote by William Godwin about rightness, man, nature

That's the thing about Mother Nature, she really doesn't care what economic bracket you're in.

Quote by Whoopi Goldberg about mother, nature, things, contentment

Families, particularly, tend to be the ones that you take the most for granted. They seem to slip under the radar, all those important things - it almost becomes second nature to do so.

Quote by Adam Garcia about family, nature, things, contentment

It's part of our nature. As much as I love (brother and guitarist Eddie), if you put us in a room with no one else for 15 minutes, we'd be at each other's throats.

Quote by Alex Van Halen about nature, love, contentment

Almost all of the social tragedies occurring around the world today are caused by ignoring the basic biological laws of nature.

Quote by Jim Fowler about nature, world

Our challenge for the future is that we realize we are very much a part of the earth's ecosystem, and we must learn to respect and live according to the basic biological laws of nature.

Quote by Jim Fowler about earth, future, respect, nature

In the general course of human nature. A power over a man's subsistence amounts to a power over his will.

Quote by Alexander Hamilton about power, nature, human imperfections, man

There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.

Quote by Alexander Hamilton about liberty, heroism, enthusiasm, nature, human imperfections

When all that's gone, like in Eastern Europe, you can't find a place to have a picnic or have the love of nature in your heart.

Quote by Jim Fowler about nature, heart, love, contentment

The elusive nature of love... it can be such a fleeting thing. You see it there and it's just fluttering and it's gone.

Quote by Mick Jagger about nature, things, love, contentment

He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.

Quote by Samuel Johnson about waste, knowledge, happiness, nature, human imperfections, life

I am aware that by many persons, it is considered in the nature of a joke to to become a candidate and to be elected as a member of the Legislature.

Quote by Samuel Johnson about joke, people, nature

I have always considered it as treason against the great republic of human nature, to make any man's virtues the means of deceiving him.

Quote by Samuel Johnson about treason, nature, human imperfections, man

Never does nature say one thing and wisdom another.

Quote by Juvenal about wisdom, nature, things