Quote#Nature
Nature is the armory of genius. Cities serve it poorly; books and…
Quote byAmos Bronson Alcott · 1799–1888
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Tablets (1868), Bk I: Practical, v: Culture, 4: Mother Tongue, p. 123.
English (original)
Nature is the armory of genius. Cities serve it poorly; books and colleges at second-hand; the eye craves the spectacle of the horizon, of mountain, ocean, river and plain, the clouds and stars: actual contact with the elements, sympathy with the seasons as these rise and fall.
— Amos Bronson Alcott
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