We inherit the earth; we do not own it. - Gabriela Mistral

"We inherit the earth; we do not own it."

Gabriela Mistral Nature

Poet Chilean 1889–1957

More from Gabriela Mistral

"Wherever your tree is planted, that is your home."

"I am my own path."

"We are guilty of many errors and many faults, but the worst of all our faults is that we are so pleased with ourselves."

"Love is so short, forgetting is so long."

"Nature teaches us about beauty."

"Nature teaches us patience and wisdom"

"Sometimes it snows in April."

"Every town has a soul, and Twin Peaks has a troubled one."