Fen National Nature

Famous quotes containing the words fen, national and/or nature:

    “Feather-footed through the plashy fen passes the questing vole.”
    —Evelyn Waugh (1903–1966)

    “Prestige is the shadow of money and power. Where these are, there it is. Like the national market for soap or automobiles and the enlarged arena of federal power, the national cash-in area for prestige has grown, slowly being consolidated into a truly national system.”
    —C. Wright Mills (1916–1962)

    “A cheerful intelligent face is the end of culture, and success enough. For it indicates the purpose of Nature and wisdom attained.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)