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کتاب Naturally Speaking


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Naturally Speaking

A Dictionary of Quotations
on
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.