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:

    “All nature’s creatures join to express nature’s purpose. Somewhere in their mounting and mating, rutting and butting is the very secret of nature itself.”
    —Graham Swift (b. 1949)

    “It is the nature of all greatness not to be exact.”
    —Edmund Burke (1729–1797)

    “In countries where there is a mild climate, less effort is expended on the struggle with nature and man is kinder and more gentle.”
    —Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860–1904)