Vitality and beauty are gifts of Nature for those who live according to its laws.
Leonardo Da VinciRead
To such an extent does nature delight and abound in variety that among her trees there is not one plant to be found which is exactly like another; and not only among the plants, but among the boughs, the leaves and the fruits, you will not find one which is exactly similar to another.
Interpretation
Nature is diverse and unique in every aspect, with no two plants or parts of plants being exactly alike.
This quote by Leonardo Da Vinci emphasizes the incredible diversity and individuality found in nature. It suggests that every tree, plant, leaf, and fruit possesses its own unique characteristics, highlighting the beauty and complexity of the natural world. This diversity not only brings delight but also serves as a reminder of the uniqueness inherent in all living things.
In practice
During a nature workshop, I quoted Da Vinci to illustrate the uniqueness of ecosystems.
Vitality and beauty are gifts of Nature for those who live according to its laws.
Small rooms or dwellings set the mind in the right path, large ones cause it to go astray.
Patience serves us against insults precisely as clothes do against the cold. For if you multiply your garments as the cold increases, that cold cannot hurt you; in the same way increase your patience under great offenses, and they cannot hurt your feelings.
The smallest feline is a masterpiece.
For, verily, great love springs from great knowledge of the beloved object, and if you little know it, you will be able to love it only little or not at all.
It is a far worthier thing to read by the light of experience than to adorn oneself with the labors of others.
The tints of autumn...a mighty flower garden blossoming under the spell of the enchanter, frost.
Well, in some ways we're not successful at all. We're destroying our home. That's not a bit successful.
Harvest moon: around the pond I wander and the night is gone.
It's not a choice between our environment and our economy; it's a choice between prosperity and decline.
The woods decay, the woods decay and fall.
To be a friend of the Everglades is not necessarily to spend time wandering around out there.
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