As I travel the world, from bustling urban centers to placid rural expanses, I seek intimate connections with nature. In fact, seeing a tree is like meeting a new friend with a distinctive personality and one that I cherish. Allowing myself to become enwrapped with flora is always rejuvenating experience. So I delighted in receiving a slim tome entitled The Nature Lover’s Quotation Book: An Inspired Collection for Hiking, Camping and the Great Outdoors by Hatherleigh.
This book, divided into five sections, brims with inspiring quotes and observations engendered by strolling through or sitting quietly in fields, woodlands, and other natural landscapes. The author collected a variety of poems and prose written by scientists, philosophers, naturalists, artists and others who embraced everything from the magic of a mist-coated pine forest to the beauty of a mountain summit at dusk.
Below are some of my favorite quotes, one from each of the five sections:
Quieting the Mind
“Today I have grown taller from walking with the trees.” Karle Wilson Baker
Nature’s Beauty and Bounty
“Art is a harmony parallel with nature.” Paul Cezanne
Spirit of Adventure
“May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.” Edward Abbey
Putting Things in Perspective
“A blade of grass is always a blade of grass, whether in one country or another.” Samuel Johnson
Nature’s Power and Longevity
“Between every two pines is a doorway to a new world.” John Muir
Next time you prepare for a foray into the great outdoors, whether for a short jaunt or a multi-day trek, slip this wee book into your backpack. It’s sure to help you treasure nature even more than you do now.
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