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Naturally Speaking

A Dictionary of Quotations

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Biology, Botany, Nature and Zoology

History is replete with anecdotes and bons mots relating to statesmen, soldiers,

artists, philosophers, and more other types of notables; but even a well-informed

man finds it difficult to enliven talk with quotations from scientists.

Dubos, Ren´e)

(The Dreams of Reason

Naturally Speaking: A Dictionary of Quotations is the largest compilation of

nature quotations published to date. The purpose of this book is to present

quotations so that the reader can gain an idea as to the depth, width

and breadth of the subject of nature. Additionally the book attempts to

provide answers to the questions of “Who said what?” and “Where does

it come from?”.

There are many books of quotations and a large number of them have

but a small section on nature and nature-related topics. Naturally Speaking

is a quotation book that is devoted completely to the topic of nature. These

quotations are gathered from many sources and were chosen because of

the thought expressed or because the quotation expressed a truth that is

generally recognized and approved. Hence, the quotations in this book

can become a time-saver for the reader. By the use of this book, the

reader may find a single terse phrase which expresses an idea or opinion

that would otherwise need to be stated in several sentences of original

composition. For the reader who is reading the book for enjoyment,

Naturally Speaking becomes a master of ceremonies by introducing the

reader to the great number of thoughts that lie within the pages of the

book.

With so many well-written books of quotations on the market is

another book of quotations necessary? We and our publisher agreed

that there was a need since the standard dictionaries of quotations,

for whatever cause, are sorely weak in providing entries devoted to

quotations on nature. Naturally Speaking fills that need.

The understanding of the history, the accomplishments and failures,

and the meanings of nature requires a knowledge of what has been said

by the authoritative and the not so authoritative philosophers, novelists,

playwrights, poets, scientists and laymen about nature. Because of the

multidisciplinary interrelationships that exist it is virtually impossible

for an individual to keep abreast of the literature outside of their own

particular specialization. With this in mind, Naturally Speaking assumes a

particularly important role as a guide to what has been said in the past

through the present about nature.

Naturally Speaking is not only confined to the student or practitioner

of Natural History but was designed also as an aid for the general

reader who has an interest in nature topics. The general reader with

no knowledge of nature who reads Naturally Speaking can form a pretty

accurate picture of what nature is. Students can use the book to increase

their understanding of the complexity and richness that exists within the

scientific disciplines. Finally, the experienced scientist will find Naturally

Speaking useful as a source of quotes for use in the classroom, in papers

and in presentations. We have striven to compile the book so that any

reader can easily and quickly access the wit and wisdom that exists and a

quick glance through the table of contents will show the variety of topics

discussed.

A book of quotations, even as restricted in scope as Naturally Speaking,

can never be complete. Many quotations worthy of entry have, no doubt,

been omitted because were unaware of them. However, we have tried

to make if fairly comprehensive and have searched far and wide for the

material.

Quite a few of the quotations have been used frequently and will be

recognized while others have probably not been used before. All of the

quotations in Naturally Speaking were included with the hope that they

will be found useful. The authority for each quotations has been given

with the fullest possible information that we could find so as to help

you pinpoint the quotation in its appropriate context or discover more

quotations in the original source. When the original source could not be

located we indicated where we found the quote. Sometimes, however, we

only had the quote and not the source. When this happened we listed the

source as unknown and included the quotation anyway so that it would

not become lost in time.

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