Just what future the Designer of the universe has provided for the souls of men I do not know, I cannot prove. But I find that the whole order of Nature confirms my confidence that, if it is not like our noblest hopes and dreams, it will transcend them.

It is the nature of truth in general, as of some ores in particular, to be richest when most superficial.

Then not only custom, but also nature affirms that to do is more disgraceful than to suffer injustice, and that justice is equality.

Nature cannot be tricked or cheated. She will give up to you the object of your struggles only after you have paid her price.

The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin.

Economic medicine that was previously meted out by the cupful has recently been dispensed by the barrel. These once unthinkable dosages will almost certainly bring on unwelcome after-effects. Their precise nature is anyone's guess, though one likely consequence is an onslaught of inflation.

But when women are moved and lend help, when women, who are by nature calm and controlled, give encouragement and applause, when virtuous and knowledgeable women grace the endeavor with their sweet love, then it is invincible.

Man seeks to change the foods available in nature to suit his tastes, thereby putting an end to the very essence of life contained in them.

When we think of the major threats to our national security, the first to come to mind are nuclear proliferation, rogue states and global terrorism. But another kind of threat lurks beyond our shores, one from nature, not humans - an avian flu pandemic.