"To conquer nature is, in effect, to remove all natural barriers and human norms and to substitute artificial, fabricated equivalents for natural processes."

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"To conquer nature is, in effect, to remove all natural barriers and human norms and to substitute artificial, fabricated equivalents for natural processes."

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"From this process has emerged a parallel process of translating traditional working and living values into a new political and economic power - a power increasingly based upon the strength of money and those material things money can purchase."

Strength, Money, Power, Values

"Even with, or perhaps, because of, this background, I have over the past few years sensed a very dramatic change in attitude on the part of Prince Edward Islanders towards the on-going rush for so-called modernization."

Attitude, Change, Past, Years

"But most Canadians have recognized to a greater or lesser extent that despite much of the so-called progress of the affluent society, essential ingredients to a meaningful life seem to be either entirely lacking, or at best, difficult to grasp."

Life, Society, Progress

"Besides, my usefulness here is destroyed because all of my friends think me a man of unsound mind."

Friendship, Friends, Man, Mind, Usefulness

"I, Alexander B. Campbell, make this statement of the cause of my death to relieve the coroner of the necessity of an inquest, and also let my friends know the motive that led me to take my own life."

Friendship, Death, Life, Cause, Friends

"I have no ill will in my heart against anybody in this world."

Heart, Will, World

"What we are only now beginning to fully realize is that in seeking material pleasure too constantly, the capacity for enjoyment or fulfillment decreases and eventually becomes exhausted."

Beginning, Enjoyment, Fulfillment, Now

"We, in our Province, are beginning to realize and appreciate that our slowness in keeping up with our North American neighbours may well have been a blessing in disguise."

Governance, American, Beginning, Disguise, May

"We must carefully examine change so that we are able to discard those aspects of change which would be detrimental to our way of life, and, at the same time, take advantage of those aspects of change which will enhance and improve our quality of life."

Change, Life, Time, Quality

"Some would suggest that there has been a dramatic change in our perception of the world and ourselves within the world. Others have observed that there has been an almost complete about-face in a relatively short span of time."

Change, Time, Perception, World

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"It appears to be a law that you cannot have a deep sympathy with both man and nature."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

Nature, Sympathy, Deep, Law

"Then not only custom, but also nature affirms that to do is more disgraceful than to suffer injustice, and that justice is equality."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Nature, Equality, Custom, Injustice

"The bluebird carries the sky on his back."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

Nature, Sky

"At sea a fellow comes out. Salt water is like wine, in that respect."

Herman Melville, American Novelist

Nature, Respect, Sea, Water, Wine

"With an eye made quiet by the power of harmony, and the deep power of joy, we see into the life of things."

William Wordsworth, English Poet

Nature, Life, Power, Deep, Eye

"Emancipation from the bondage of the soil is no freedom for the tree."

Rabindranath Tagore, Indian Poet

Nature, Freedom

"The ocean is a mighty harmonist."

William Wordsworth, English Poet

Nature, Ocean

"When nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Nature, Work, Genius

"There is one knows not what sweet mystery about this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath."

Herman Melville, American Novelist

Nature, Soul, Mystery, Sea

"Nature and books belong to the eyes that see them."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Nature, Books, Eyes