Elmer T. Peterson: When man tries to fight nature, he invariably loses. Nature invariably wins. It is only when man is wise enough to live

When man tries to fight nature, he invariably loses. Nature invariably wins. It — Elmer T. Peterson

When man tries to fight nature, he invariably loses. Nature invariably wins. It is only when man is wise enough to live with nature that he really gets anywhere.

Elmer T. Peterson

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