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It's the idea that people living close to nature tend to be noble. It's seeing all those sunsets that does it. You can't watch a sunset and then go off and set fire to your neighbor's tepee. Living close to nature is wonderful for your mental health.
It's the idea that people living close to nature tend to be noble. It's seeing all those sunsets that does it. You can't watch a sunset and then go off and set fire to your neighbor's tepee. Living close to nature is wonderful for your mental health.
Approximate author period: c. 1976 AD · modern
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- Daniel Quinn
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- Approximate author period: c. 1976 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Daniel Quinn: life dates 1935 to 2018. Wikidata Q546511, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q546511 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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