| Link | Quote | Stars | Tags | Author |
| 3b19053 | Those who were unlucky in life in spite of their skills would eventually rise. The lucky fool might have benefited from some luck in life; over the longer run he would slowly converge to the state of a less-lucky idiot. Each one would revert to his long-term properties. | lesson-for-life | Nassim Nicholas Taleb | |
| 625f479 | A hard lesson had been learned--that man himself suffers most when his hand despoils the earth and robs it of its legitimate fruits. | lesson-for-life | Lois Lenski | |
| ec346f2 | A new respect for Nature had been learned, a new kinship with sun and water and soil....They had learned that while Nature is often beautiful and kind, her laws must be respected, for they are ruthless and inexorable as well. Man must accept these laws and adjust his way of living to them. Then only can he prosper. | lesson-for-life | Lois Lenski |