Nature

Nature

Nature, in the broadest sense, is equivalent to the natural world, physical world, or material world. "Nature" refers to the phenomena of the physical world, and also to life in general. It ranges in scale from the subatomic to the cosmic.

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Famous quotes containing the word nature:

    “Theories that go counter to the facts of human nature are foredoomed.”
    —Edith Hamilton (1867–1963)

    “Every rational creature has all nature for his dowry and estate. It is his, if he will. He may divest himself of it; he may creep into a corner, and abdicate his kingdom, as most men do, but he is entitled to the world by his constitution.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

    “Deceit is the game of petty spirits, and that is by nature a woman’s quality.”
    —Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)