Quotes of: Naturalism Keyword

No one is without Christianity, if we agree on what we mean by the word. It is every individual's individual code of behavior, by means of which he makes himself a better human being than his nature wants to be, if he followed his nature only. Whatev...

William Faulkner

I wanted to give you a victory. But by their essential nature triumphs can’t be given.

A Civil Campaign

[H]e is a barbarian, and thinks that the customs of his tribe and island are the laws of nature.

Caesar and Cleopatra

Soul Mates mirror our Divine nature."-Serena Jade

Charismatic Connection: The Authentic Soul Mate Experience

Children wear their natures like brightly-colored clothes; that's why they lie so transparently. Adulthood is the art of deceit.

The Chronoliths

All men are by nature free; you have therefore an undoubted liberty to depart whenever you please, but will have many and great difficulties to encounter in passing the frontiers.

Candide

But I was naturally suspicious; it comes from working too closely with the police for too long. Cynicism is so contagious.

Cravings

I think he'll be to Rome as is the osprey to the fish, who takes it by sovereignty of nature.

Coriolanus

There are no intermediaries when it comes to matters of change. Anyone who is not for change is against it. Anyone who is against change is an enemy of nature!

Daily Drive 365

Growth is limited by the necessity which is present in the least amount. And naturally, the least favorable condition controls the growth rate

Dune

I have no ambition to change my nature, I merely intend to conquer my dislikes.

The Diary of a Country Priest

So I lived alone. The first thing I did was take off my pants. Naturally.

Desert Solitaire

Stuck in high school for the rest of my natural life. Talk about hell.

The Dark World

... Nature almost surely operates by combining chance with necessity, randomness with determinism...

Epic of Evolution: Seven Ages of the Cosmos

In the end, having no compass for his desires, he yielded to his nature.

The Etched City

Vengeance is mine, sayeth the Lord, but sometimes it's hard not to get a jump on it yourself.

Evolution, Me & Other Freaks of Nature

Exploring is delightful to look forward to and back upon, but it is not comfortable at the time, unless it be of such an easy nature as not to deserve the name.

Erewhon

The most fruitful and natural exercise for our minds is, in my opinion, conversation.

The Essays: A Selection

The first and last lesson of religion is, 'The things that are seen are temporal; the things that are not seen are eternal.' It puts an affront upon nature.

English Traits

That was the nature of presents. You kept them in the giver's stead. They were a small part of that person to keep.

Exchange

History is a wheel, for the nature of man is fundamentally unchanging. What has happened before will perforce happen again.

A Feast for Crows