Nature is party to all our deals and decisions, and she has more votes, a longer memory and a sterner sense of justice than we do.

Wendell Berry

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Topic

Environmental destruction Nature

Author

Wendell Berry

Language

English

Time

1995 1990s 20th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Berry, Wendell. Quoted in The Dying of the Trees, written by Charles E. Little. Viking Press, 1995, endorsement, back cover.

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No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.

William Blake

The Marriage of Heaven and Hell

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Topic
Elegance of nature Birds Nature Limitations and constraints Human potential

Author

William Blake
Source
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
Medium
Poem
Genre
Philosophical literature
Statement Type
Proverbs, aphorisms and adages Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1793 1790s 18th century
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Original Citation

Blake, William. "The Argument." The Marriage of Heaven and Hell. c. 1790.

Current Citation

Blake, William. "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell." The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake, edited by David V. Erdman. University of California Press, 2008.