Instead of always trying to impose our will on Nature we should sometimes be quiet and listen to what she has to tell us.
Meaning
Carson, a marine biologist, urged graduates at Scripps College in 1962 to treat science as listening rather than conquest. Observation comes before intervention. Before fixing a problem at home or work, spend ten minutes simply watching how it behaves.
Source: Speech at Scripps College (June 1962)
About the author
American marine biologist and writer whose book Silent Spring (1962) helped launch the modern environmental movement.
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