nature
Nature is full of infinite causes which were never set forth in experience. — Leonardo da Vinci
A bird makes the same use of wings and tail in the air as a swimmer does of his — Leonardo da Vinci
It is always the under side of the branches of any plant that show themselves to — Leonardo da Vinci
This thou must always bear in mind, what is the nature of the whole... — Marcus Aurelius
All that happens is as usual and familiar as the rose in spring and the crop in — Marcus Aurelius
Things have no hold on the soul. They have no access to it, cannot move or direc — Marcus Aurelius
The nature of the All moved to make the universe. — Marcus Aurelius
Live as on a mountain. ...Let men see, let them know a real man who lives accord — Marcus Aurelius
Nature knows no indecencies; man invents them. — Mark Twain
He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature. — Mencius
Let us give Nature a chance; she knows her business better than we do. — Michel de Montaigne
Nature forms us for ourselves, not for others; to be, not to seem. — Michel de Montaigne