"What is the use of a house if……" — Henry David Thoreau

More Earth Day Quotes

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• In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous. — Aristotle
• An understanding of the natural world and what's in it is a source of not only a great curiosity but… — David Attenborough
• It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement; the greatest source of visual beauty;… — David Attenborough
• The threat to the planet is us. It's actually not a threat to the planet - it's a threat to… — Margaret Atwood
• Green is the prime color of the world, and that from which its loveliness arises. — Pedro Calderon de la Barca
• Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed. — Francis Bacon
• To cherish what remains of the Earth and to foster its renewal is our only legitimate hope of survival. — Wendell Berry
• To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower Hold infinity in the palms… — William Blake
• You can't be suspicious of a tree, or accuse a bird or a squirrel of subversion or challenge the ideology… — Hal Borland
• The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, to match your nature with… — Joseph Campbell
• Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries. — Jimmy Carter
• Never does nature say one thing and wisdom another. — Juvenal

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