If the machine of government is of such a nature that it requires you to be the agent of injustice to another, then, I say, break the law. Henry David Thoreau
Cruelty is the law pervading all nature and society; and we can't get out of it if we would. Thomas Hardy Society
It appears to be a law that you cannot have a deep sympathy with both man and nature. Henry David Thoreau
Those who look for the laws of Nature as a support for their new works collaborate with the creator. Antonio Gaudi Nature
Beauty is a manifestation of secret natural laws, which otherwise would have been hidden from us forever. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Beauty
We are all full of weakness and errors; let us mutually pardon each other our follies - it is the first law of nature. Voltaire
If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin. Charles Darwin
It is evident that an acquaintance with natural laws means no less than an acquaintance with the mind of God therein expressed. James Prescott Joule Mind
Stupidity is something unshakable; nothing attacks it without breaking itself against it; it is of the nature of granite, hard and resistant. Gustave Flaubert Stupidity
There are grounds for cautious optimism that we may now be near the end ofthe search for the ultimate laws of nature. Stephen Hawking
What is human warfare but just this; an effort to make the laws of God and nature take sides with one party. Henry David Thoreau
The law in question asserts, that the quantity of force which can be brought into action in the whole of Nature is unchangeable, and can neither be increased nor diminished. Hermann von Helmholtz Action
Thence, I suppose, my natural disposition to make fresh acquaintances, and to break with them so readily, although always for a good reason, and never through mere fickleness. Giacomo Casanova
What is tolerance? It is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty and error; let us pardon reciprocally each other's folly - that is the first law of nature. Voltaire
