Alfred North Whitehead

Science can find no individual enjoyment in Nature; science can find no aim in Nature; science can find no creativity in Nature; it finds mere rules of succession.

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find it in one's heart

[find it in one's heart] {v. phr.} To be able or willing because of your nature. * /He could not find it in his heart to tell her about her […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

good nature

[good nature] {n.} Readiness to please others and to be pleased. Cheerfulness, pleasantness. * /Everybody likes Mr. Crowe because of his good nature./ * /Miss Reynolds was remembered by her […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

second nature

[second nature] {n.} Something done without any special effort, as if by natural instinct. * /Cutting tall trees has become second nature to the experienced lumberjack./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

answer the call of nature

[answer the call of nature] or [obey the call of nature] {v. phr.}, {slang} To go to the bathroom to relieve oneself by urinating or defecating. * /Ted was hiking […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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pillar of society

[pillar of society] {n. phr.} A leading figure who contributes to the support and the well-being of his/her society; a person […]

politics

[politics] See: [PLAY POLITICS].

как без рук

[как без рук] {adv. phr.} [kak bez `ruk] {literary} like whithout hands {colloquial} almost helpless, not capable […]

George Kaufman

U.S. playwright, in letter to his daughter Try everything in life except incest and square dancing.