Growth Quote by Urantia Foundation

“In the forests man has always deteriorated; human evolution has made progress only in the open and in the higher latitudes. The cold and…

— Urantia Foundation

“Wherever forests have not been mowed down, wherever the animal is recessed in their quiet protection, wherever the earth is not bereft of four-footed…

— Chief Luther Standing Bear

“The living world has become impoverished. Species are being lost every day. Energy and other resources are nearing exhaustion. The environment is deteriorating. Pollution…

— Christian de Duve

Our global forests are the lungs of the world, and protecting them is fundamental for our survival. When we hand these forests over to…

— Edward Davey

What a noble gift to man are the Forests! What a debt of gratitude and admiration we owe to their beauty and their utility!…

— Susan Fenimore Cooper

“The world is alive, Ted. Things are constantly in flux. Species are winning, losing, rising, falling, taking over, being pushed back. Merely setting aside…

— Michael Crichton

Human beings grew up in forests; we have a natural affinity for them. How lovely a tree is, straining toward the sky.

— Carl Sagan

“forests are the ornaments of the earth, that they teach mankind to understand beauty and attune his mind to lofty sentiments. Forests temper a…

— Anton Chekhov

“The forest is a peculiar organism of unlimited kindness and benevolence that makes no demands for its sustenance and extends generously the products of…

— Gautama Buddha

“People in every generation...have found their joys and happiness [in nature]. Those in middle latitudes have thanked God for the green Earth, the lilies…

— Hubert Lamb

“Forests are places where we can get back in touch with our inner selves, where we can walk on soft ground, breathe in natural…

— Pierre Lieutaghi

“We don't come fresh to even the most inaccessible of landscapes. ... We carry expectations and to an extent make what we meet conform…

— Robert MacFarlane