"The perch swallows the grub-worm, the pickerel..." - Quote by Henry David Thoreau
The perch swallows the grub-worm, the pickerel swallows the perch, and the fisherman swallows the pickerel; and so all the chinks in the scale of being are filled.
More by Henry David Thoreau
“Many old people receive pensions for no other reason, it seems to me, but as a compensation for having lived a long time ago.”
“Let Harlequin be taken with a fit of the colic, and his trappings will have to serve that mood too.”
“I should consider it a greater success to interest one wise and earnest soul, than a million unwise and frivolous.”
More on Nature
“Things admit of being used as symbols, because nature is a symbol, in the whole, and in every part.”
“A work of art is an abstract or epitome of the world. It is the result or expression of nature, in miniature. For, although the works of nature are innumerable and all different, the result or the expression of them all is similar and single.”
“It is nature that is driving us towards perfection, and eventually she will bring everyone there.”
More on Ecology
“The two most important things to remember in business are: to be aware of the consequential impact on ecology, and a caring relationship between employer and employee.”
“We have to prove to the disinherited majority of the world that ecology and conservation will not work against their interest but will bring an improvement in their lives.”
“There are grave misgivings that the discussion on ecology may be designed to distract attention from the problems of war and poverty.”