Nature, the mistress of art.

—  Latin phrase

Nature abhors a vacuum.

—  Latin phrase

Nature does nothing in vain.

—  Latin phrase

Nature is God in all things.

—  Giordano Bruno, 1548-1600, Italian monk & philosopher

Nature is the greatest in the smallest things.

—  Latin phrase

Nature does not make jumps.

—  Latin phrase

(meaning: natural things and properties change gradually)

War of all against all.

—  Thomas Hobbes, 1588-1679, English philosopher

(a description to human existence in the state of nature)

If the winds fail you, use the oars.

—  Latin phrase

It is better to illuminate than merely to shine.

—  Saint Thomas Aquinas, 1225-1274, Italian Dominican friar & philosopher

Light after the dark.

—  Medieval Sundial Motto

(from the Vulgate, Job 17:12.)

The life of a human being is like a shadow.

—  Medieval Sundial motto

The sun shines on everyone

—  Gaius Petronius, 1st cent. AD, Roman writer

Without the sun I fall silent.

—  Medieval Sundial motto

What once sprung from earth sinks back into the earth.

—  Lucretius, 98-55 BC, Roman poet

It is pleasant to watch the wild sea.

—  Lucretius, 98-55 BC, Roman poet

(from the land…)

Everywhere by sea.

—  motto of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (ship liner)

Night, shortly.

—  Medieval Sundial motto

Life is one long struggle in the dark.

—  Lucretius, 98-55 BC, Roman poet

Light after the dark.

—  Medieval Sundial Motto

(from the Vulgate, Job 17:12.)

Dog does not eat dog.

—  Latin proverb

Man is wolf to man.

—  Latin proverb