Wisdom Quotes

"Nature's wisdom has been encoded in our genes and our instincts for millions of years."

"The real economy is the ecology upon which all life depends."

"We must move beyond the idea that more is better."

"The real measure of progress is whether life is flourishing, not whether profits are growing."

"Indigenous knowledge is not primitive; it is profound and has stood the test of time."

"True development is development that enhances life, not destroys it."

"Every action we take either contributes to life or to death."

"We must learn to see with the eyes of the earth."

"We are not above nature; we are part of nature, and subject to her laws."

"The cost of inaction far exceeds the cost of action."

"We cannot put a price on a livable planet."

"Wisdom lies in listening to science."

"Climate stability is the foundation of civilization."

"We must learn to think like the earth—in terms of cycles and limits."

"We inherit a world of limits, but within those limits, endless possibilities."

"We must learn to think beyond the next quarter, the next election, the next lifetime."

"We cannot solve a problem we refuse to acknowledge."

"We need to be realistic about the problem and optimistic about the solution."

"The inadequacies of others seem to take so much of the definition of our lives."

"The quality of light by which we regard our lives has direct bearing on the quality of the lives we lead."

"It is a waste of time hating a mirror or its reflection."

"The function of feeling is to show us what we truly value."

"Each experience guides us deeper into ourselves if we allow it to."

"The world is not divided into the enlightened and the unenlightened, but between those who are aware and those who prefer not to be."

"You only talk about moving forward with the same bad ideas that got us into this mess."

"We cannot live only for today. We have to think about tomorrow."

"We need to listen to those who understand the science."

"The cheapest fuel is the fuel you never burn."

"The gross national product does not allow for the health of our children, the quality of their education or the joy of their play."

"The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness."