It seems to me that we all look at Nature too much, and live with her too little. I discern great sanity in the Greek attitude. They never chattered … - Oscar Wilde

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It seems to me that we all look at Nature too much, and live with her too little. I discern great sanity in the Greek attitude. They never chattered about sunsets, or discussed whether the shadows on the grass were really mauve or not. But they saw that the sea was for the swimmer, and the sand for the feet of the runner. They loved the trees for the shadow that they cast, and the forest for its silence at noon.