Nature Quotes

"One cannot live without encountering some form of wilderness."

"Land health is the capacity of the land for self-renewal."

"Harmony with land is like harmony with a friend; you cannot cherish his right hand and chop off his left."

"The coon hunts from necking to necking and from woods to woods."

"The geese that once darkened the sky are now as scarce as clouds in midsummer."

"Wilderness is a resource which can shrink but not grow."

"The land is not merely soil; it is a fountain of energy flowing through a circuit of soils, plants, and animals."

"A land ethic of course cannot prevent the alteration, management, and use of these resources, but it does affirm their right to continued existence."

"Wilderness preservation is the foundation for conservation."

"Land, then, is not merely soil; it is a fountain of energy flowing through a circuit of soils, plants, and animals."

"Wilderness areas are areas where the land retains its native flora and fauna."

"In wildness is the preservation of the world."

"The land, then, is not merely soil; it is a fountain of energy."

"Wildlife is a renewable resource if, but only if, the annual harvest does not exceed the annual increment."

"The prairie began in Ohio and ended in Colorado. It is still substantially intact in the High Plains."

"The prairie is a highly organized system of life."

"Land without wildlife is merely real estate."

"Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit."

"We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children."

"The earth we abuse and the living things we kill will, in the end, take their revenge; for in exploiting their presence we are destroying ourselves."

"The atomic bomb is the most dangerous thing man has ever made; the most beautiful thing he has ever made is wilderness."

"The Grand Canyon did not get its majesty from a vote; it earned it through time."

"The mountains do not care about our politics or our economics; they simply endure."

"A tree cut down has spoken its last word; a tree standing tells stories for generations."

"The Sierra Nevada is not just a mountain range; it is a monument to what remains possible."

"In wilderness is the health of the world—and the health of the soul."

"The earth does not belong to us; we belong to the earth."

"Every species has a story; every landscape has a voice."

"Nature's patience with human negligence is finite."

"Nature does not negotiate - it responds to the laws of physics."