There are in nature neither rewards nor punishments — there are consequences.

Robert G. Ingersoll

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Topic

Nature Actions have consequences

Author

Robert G. Ingersoll

Source

Some Reasons Why

Medium

Lecture

Language

English

Time

1881 1880s 19th century

Occupation

Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Ingersoll, Robert Green. "The Christian Religion." The North American Review, Aug. 1881.

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Another quote from the 1880s

Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance,
I have no winced nor cried aloud;
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.

William Ernest Henley

Invictus

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Topic
Perseverance Overcoming adversity

Author

William Ernest Henley
Source
Invictus
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1888 1880s 19th century
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Original Citation

Henley, William Ernest. Book of Verses. London: David Nutt, 1888.

Current Citation

Henley, William Ernest. "Invictus." A Selection of Poems. White Press, 2015, st. 1.

Another quote about Nature

Over all, rocks, wood, and water, brooded the spirit of repose, and the silent energy of nature stirred the soul to its inmost depths.

Thomas Cole

Essay on American Scenery

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Topic
Power of nature Nature

Author

Thomas Cole
Source
Essay on American Scenery
Genre
Nature writing
Language
English
Time
1836 1830s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Cole, Thomas. "Essay on American Scenery." American Monthly Magazine, 1 Jan. 1836.