Nature Quotes

Philosophical quotes on "man and nature" or "man vs. nature"? ?

Anyone know of any quotes philosophical talk about man and nature or nature against man? What is your interpretation of it? Just look at some of the good, if you know of some.

"A human being is a part of the whole called by us _universe_, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest … a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for those closest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty. "Albert Einstein But the works of man are impotent against the assaults of nature … Edward Gibbon

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