Science is a way to not fool ourselves.
Carl SaganRead
Human beings grew up in forests; we have a natural affinity for them. How lovely a tree is, straining toward the sky.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Humans have an inherent connection to nature, particularly forests, which symbolizes beauty and aspiration.
In this quote, Carl Sagan emphasizes the deep-rooted relationship humans have with nature, particularly forests. He highlights the beauty and elegance of trees as they reach for the sky, suggesting that our growth and aspirations are mirrored in the natural world around us. This connection to nature is not only profound but essential to our identity and well-being.
Themes
NatureTreesAffinityBeautyAspiration
In practice
Example use cases
This quote is perfect for a presentation on environmental conservation.
More from Carl Sagan
All quotes βIn more than one respect, the exploring of the Solar System and homesteading other worlds constitutes the beginning, much more than the end, of history.
Carl SaganRead
How smart does a chimpanzee have to be before killing him constitutes murder?
Carl SaganRead
The hole in the ozone layer is a kind of skywriting. At first it seemed to spell out our continuing complacency before a witch's brew of deadly perils. But perhaps it really tells of a newfound talent to work together to protect the global environment.
Carl SaganRead
There is a reward structure in science that is very interesting: Our highest honors go to those who disprove the findings of the most revered among us. So Einstein is revered not just because he made so many fundamental contributions to science, but because he found an imperfection in the fundamental contribution of Isaac Newton.
Carl SaganRead
The simplest thought, like the concept of the number one, has an elaborate logical underpinning.
Carl SaganRead
Similar quotes
Lord, I do fear Thou'st made the world too beautiful this year My soul is all but out of me-let fall No burning leaf; prithee, let no bird call.
Edna St. Vincent MillayRead
There's a lot of money to be made by strip-mining and drilling the dirtiest oil on the planet. But why should the rest of us pay the price?
Robert RedfordRead
I am one who eats breakfast gazing at morning glories.
Matsuo BashoRead
To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring - it was peace.
Milan KunderaRead
Humbly serving all with their beauty, flowers say more to us about God than anything else. Each one brings a message that the Heavenly Father is right here.
Paramahansa YoganandaRead
I need beaches, and blackness, and moonlit nakedness.
Hunter S. ThompsonRead