"A man's heart away from nature becomes hard; lack of respect for growing, living things soon leads to a lack of respect for humans too." Luther Standing Bear, (December 1868-February 20, 1939) (Ota Kte, "Plenty Kill" or "Mochunozhin") was an Oglala Lakota chief notable in American history as an Native American author, educator, philosopher, and actor of the twentieth century.
"A Thought
When I look into a glass
Myselfs my only care:
But I look into a pool
For all the wonders there.
But I see a wise man
When I look into a pool.
"
"After the rain cometh the fair weather." Aesop, (6th century bc) Greek storyteller
"All nature's difference keeps all nature's peace." Alexander Pope, (1688–1744), English poet
"All that I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all that I have not seen." Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82), US philosopher and poet - This quote was found in A Common Life, a book in The Mitford Series by Jan Karon
"All things are connected. Whatever befalls the earth befalls the children of the earth." Chief Seattle, (17861866), Native American leader of the Suquamish and Duwamish tribes
" . . . And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow,
Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings;
There midnight's all a glimmer, and noon a purple glow,
And evening full of the linnet's wings.
I will arise and go now, for always night and day
I hear lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore;
While I stand on the roadway, or on the pavements grey,
I hear it in the deep heart's core."
William Butler Yeats, The Lake Isle of Innisfree; William Butler Yeats (13 June 1865 28 January 1939) was an Irish poet and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature.
"As our civilization advances, if our follies permit it to advance, I feel sure we will realize that progress can be measured only by the quality of life - all life not human life alone." Charles Lindbergh, (190274), US aviator
"An early morning walk is a blessing for the entire day." Henry David Thoreau, (1817–62), US essayist and poet
"Everything that sets us back into the slow circles of nature is a help. May Sarton - (191295), US writer and poet; born in Belgium; born Eleanore Marie Sarton.
"Gardening requires lots of water, most of it in the form of perspiration. Lou Erickson
"God has created lands with lakes and rivers for man to live. And the desert so that he can find his soul." Tuareg proverb - The Tuareg people are a large Berber ethnic confederation. They principally inhabit the Sahara in a vast area stretching from far southwestern Libya to southern Algeria, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso. Traditionally nomadic pastoralists, small groups of Tuareg are also found in northern Nigeria.
"God is speaking to us in the shimmering lake and placid river, in the mighty oak and tiny flower, in the lift of the mountain and in the surge of the sea. The world of nature, to the observing, responsive, and appreciative soul, is every the garment of the Eternal." Streams in the Desert Vol 2 by Mrs. Charles E. Cowman
"Great beauty was something he had to work up to, he had to take it in slowly, not gulping, but sipping. He put his hands over his eyes and saw the stars dancing behind his hands, another double image in this deep and silent night." The thoughts of Father Tim, the main character in A New Song, a book in the Mitford Series by Jan Karon
"Harmony with land is like harmony with a friend; you cannot cherish his right hand and chop off his left . . . you cannot love game and hate predators . . . The land is one organism." Aldo Leopold (January 11, 1887 April 21, 1948) was an American writer, philosopher, naturalist, scientist, ecologist, forester, professor, conservationist, and environmentalist.
"He that plants trees loves others besides himself." English Proverb
"Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect." Chief Seattle, 1854,(1786–1866), Native American leader of the Suquamish and Duwamish tribes
"I do not think the measure of a civilization is how tall its buildings of concrete are, but rather how well its people have learned to relate to their environment and fellow man." Sun Bear of the Chippewa Tribe
"i think that i shall
never see
a poem
lovely as a tree. Joyce Kilmer, December 6, 1886 July 30, 1918) was an American writer and poet
"I was a hospice nurse for 25 years. I escorted many people into heaven. Now I work there." A lady working the counter in the Apgar Visitors Center in Glacier National Park told this to visitors in October 2016
If the Father deigns to touch with divine power the cold pulseless heart of the buried acorn and to make it burst forth from its prison walls will He leave neglected in the earth the soul of man made in the image of the Creator? If he stops to give the rosebush, whose withered blossoms float upon the summer breezes the sweet assurance of another springtime, will He refuse the words of hope to the sons of of men when the frosts of winter come?
If matter, mute and inanimate, though changed by the forces of nature into the multitude of forms, can never die, will the spirit of man suffer annihilation when it has paid a brief visit like a royal guest to this tenement of clay? No! I am sure that there is another life as that I live today."" William Jennings Bryan (March 19, 1860 July 26, 1925) was an American lawyer, orator, and politician.
"In God's wildness lies the hope of the world - the great fresh unblighted, unredeemed wilderness. The galling harness of civilization drops off, and wounds heal ere we are aware." John Muir, (1838–1914), Scottish-born American naturalist, a pioneer of environmental conservation
"It is an outcome of faith that nature - as she is perceptible to our five senses - takes the character of such a well-formulated puzzle." Albert Einstein, (1879–1955), US theoretical physicist
"Just imagine this. If those three men who went to the moon had started to befoul their aircraft, if they had begun to tear it apart and fill it with all manner of filth, we would say they had gone mad. But here we are on this planet, this huge spaceship, befouling it, ripping it asunder, and nobody seems to say very much about that. Nobody seems to care." James Caudill, activist against strip mining
"Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air." Ralph Waldo Emerson - Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 April 27, 1882), who went by his middle name Waldo, was an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, minister, abolitionist, and poet
"More than anything, I must have flowers always, always." Claude Monet, (1840–1926), French painter. A founding member of the impressionists"Nature is the one place where miracles not only happen, but happen all the time." Thomas Wolfe, 1900 - 1933, American Novelist
"Nature, like a kind a smiling mother, lends herself to our dreams and cherishes our fancies." Victor Hugo, 6 February 1802 – 22 May 1885) was a French poet, novelist, and dramatist of the Romantic movement.
"One touch of nature makes the whole world kin." William Shakespeare, (1564–1616), English playwright
"Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone but in every leaf of springtime." Martin Luther - (14831546), German theologian; the principal figure of the German Reformation. He preached the doctrine of justification by faith rather than by works and railed against the sale of indulgences and papal authority.
"Speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee." Job 12:8
"Take only memories, leave nothing but footprints." Chief Seattle, Chief Seattle, (1786–1866), Native American leader of the Suquamish and Duwamish tribes
"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now." Chinese Proverb
"The conservaiton of natural resources is the key to the future. It is the key to the safety and properity of the American people, and all the people of the world, for all time to come. The very existence of our nation, and of all the rest, depends on conserving the resources which are the foundations of its life" Gifford Pinchot (August 11, 1865 October 4, 1946) was an American forester and politician. He served as the fourth chief of the U.S. Division of Forestry, as the first head of the United States Forest Service, and as the 28th governor of Pennsylvania.
"The earth and myself are of one mind." Chief Seattle, (1786–1866), Native American leader of the Suquamish and Duwamish tribes
"The earth laughs in flowers." Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882), known professionally as Waldo Emerson, was an American essayist, lecturer, and poet
"The greatest gift of the garden is the restoration of the five sensses." Hanna Rion (1874-1924) was a notable figure in early 20th-century literature, recognized for her contributions to gardening literature and poetry. She was not only a garden writer but also a musician and painter
"The old Lakota was wise. He knew that man's heart away from nature becomes hard." Luther Standing Bear, Oglala Sioux
"The song of the river ends not at her banks but in the hearts of those who have loved her." Buffalo Joe,Joe McBrayan, established Buffalo Airways as a family-run airline based in Hay River, Northwest Territories, Canada in 1970
"The waters hold all heaven within their heart." Yeats - Yeats, William Butler (18651939), Irish poet and playwright
"The world is emblazoned with such 'clues,' none of which individually proves anything, but which taken together give a cumulative case for believing in God. These 'clues' are the threads that make up the great pattern of the universe." C.S. Lewis, (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963) was a British novelist, poet, academic, medievalist, literary critic, essayist, lay theologian, broadcaster, lecturer, and Christian apologist
"There is no silence like that of the mountains." Guy Butler A Local Habitation
"Those who pause to contemplate the beauty of the earth will find reserves of strength that will endure for as long as life lasts." Rachel Carson, (1907–64), US biologist and environmentalist (Shared by ODS Woodstock)
"Treat the earth well; it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children." Ancient Indian Proverb
"Walk quietly in any direction and taste the freedom of the mountaineer." John Muir, (1838–1914), Scottish-born American naturalist, a pioneer of environmental conservation
"We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children." Haida Proverb, Haida are American Indian people of coastal British Colombia and southeastern Alaska
"We must protect the forests for our children, grandchildren and children yet to be born. We must protect the forests for those who can't speak for themselves such as the birds, animals, fish and trees." Zitkala-Sa, (1876–1938) (Dakota: pronounced zitkála-ša, which translates to "Red Bird"), also known by the missionary-given name Gertrude Simmons Bonnin, was a Sioux writer, editor, musician, teacher and political activist.
We "ought to prove ourselves better than the beasts precisely by the fact of acknowledging duties to them which they do not acknowledge to us." C.S. Lewis, (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963) was a British novelist, poet, academic, medievalist, literary critic, essayist, lay theologian, broadcaster, lecturer, and Christian apologist
"We never grow tired of each other, the mountain and me." Li Po, (ad 701–62), Chinese poet
"Whatever befalls the earth befalls the sons and daughters of the earth. We did not weave the web of life. We are merely a strand in it. What we do with the web, we do to ourselves . . . Chief Seattle - (also Seatlh) (17861866), leader of the Suquamish and Duwamish tribes. He signed the Treaty of Port Elliott in 1855, guaranteeing a reservation for his people in what became the state of Washington. The city of Seattle is named for him.
"When all the trees have been cut down, when all the animals have been hunted, when all the waters are polluted, when all the air is unsafe to breathe, only then will you discover you cannot eat money." Cree Prophecy, Cree are American Indian people living in a vast area of central Canada
"When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world." John Muir (April 21, 1838 – December 24, 1914) also known as "John of the Mountains" and "Father of the National Parks", was an influential Scottish-American, naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, glaciologist, and early advocate for the preservation of wilderness in the United States of America.
"Who loves a garden still his Eden keeps." Bronson Alcott (1799–1888), US educator; father of Louisa May Alcott; full name Amos Bronson Alcott. He advocated radical reforms in education, including racial integration in the classroom. Appointed superintendent of schools in Concord, Massachusetts, in 1859, he created the first parent–teacher association.
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