"We are by nature observers, and thereby learners. That is our permanent state." ― Ralph Waldo Emerson Topic(s): Nature Tags: nature, observers More From Ralph Waldo Emerson "I have no hostility to nature, but a child’s love to it. I expand and live in the warm day like corn and melons." "Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm." "Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than any material force – that thoughts rule the world." More In Nature "Chelsea Morning is a great Joni Mitchell song and I guess I’m partial to her lyrics because they show me a slightly different perspective on life."― Neil Diamond "I think anytime you can affect people in general, in a positive way, then you’re a lucky individual."― Sam Elliott "At Christmas, ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ makes me cry in exactly the same places every time, even though I know it’s coming."― Nicholas Lea