Soil Quotes

837 Soil quotes by 607 unique authors

Land health is the capacity for self-renewal in the soils, waters, plants, and animals that collectively comprise the land. — Aldo Leopold
Names turned over by time, like the plough turning the soil. Bringing up the new while the old were buried in the mud. — Joe Abercrombie
I get from the soil and spirit of Texas the feeling that I, as an individual, can accomplish whatever I want to, and that there… — Barbara Jordan
This planet came with a set of instructions, but we seem to have misplaced them. Important rules like don't poison the water, soil, or air,… — Paul Hawken
Life's fulfillment finds constant obstacles in its path; but those are necessary for the sake of its advance. The stream is saved from the sluggishness… — Rabindranath Tagore
The older generation had greater respect for land than science. But we live in an age when science, more than soil, has become the provider… — Shimon Peres
People of the Philippines: I have returned. By the grace of Almighty God our forces stand again on Philippine soilâ€”soil consecrated in the blood of… — Douglas MacArthur
There are occasions when you can hear the mysterious language of the Earth, in water, or coming through the trees, emanating from the mosses, seeping… — John Hay
You cannot plant greatness as you plant yams or maize. Who ever planted an iroko tree â€” the greatest tree in the forest? You may… — Chinua Achebe
Since art is a virtue of the intellect, it demands to communicate with the entire universe of the intellect. Hence it is that the normal… — Jacques Maritain
The spiritual experience of the philosopher is the nourishing soil of philosophy; that without it there is no philosophy; and that, even so, spiritual experience… — Jacques Maritain
That sense â€“ the only true patriotism â€“ comes slowly and springs from the heart: it is founded upon respect for the family and love… — Unknown Author
But the truth of the matter is, we're an open society, we want to remain an open society, and there will continue to be vulnerability.… — Condoleezza Rice
Pawns not only create the sketch for the whole painting, they are also the soil, the foundation, of any position — Anatoly Karpov
I discovered that my own little postage stamp of native soil was worth writing about and that I would never live long enough to exhaust… — William Faulkner
I will speak until I can no longer speak. I will speak as long as it takes, until the alarm is sounded from coast to… — Rand Paul
Soil mapping is one of the pillars to the challenge of sustainable development — Jeffrey Sachs
Optimism is a seed sown in the soil of faith; pessimism is a seed hoarded in the vault of doubt. — William Arthur Ward
Soil is not usually lost in slabs or heaps of magnificent tonnage. It is lost a little at a time over millions of acres by… — Wendell Berry
My dear, my native soil! For whom my warmest wish to Heav'n is sent, Long may thy hardy sons of rustic toil Be blest with… — Robert Burns

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