Nature Quotes

I believe a work of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars. Walt Whitman

I am so absorbed in the wonder of earth and the life upon it that I cannot think of heaven and angels. Pearl S. Buck

Nature and books belong to the eyes that see them. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Give me the splendid silent sun with all his beams full-dazzling. Walt Whitman

Nature provides a free lunch, but only if we control our appetites. William Ruckelshaus

We cannot solve the world’s significant problems with the same level of consciousness that created them. Albert Einstein

Take a course in good water and air; and in the eternal youth of Nature you may renew your own. John Muir

At some point in life the world’s beauty becomes enough. Toni Morrison

Nature is made to conspire with spirit to emancipate us. Ralph Waldo Emerson

The human spirit needs places where nature has not been rearranged by the hand of man. Unknown

The earth we abuse and the living things we kill will, in the end, take their revenge; for in exploiting their presence we are diminishing our future. Marya Mannes

I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in. John Muir

The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition. Carl Sagan

Only when the last tree has died & last river been poisoned & last fish been caught will we realize we cannot eat money. Cree Proverb

We abuse the land because we regard it as commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect. Aldo Leopold

The sun shines not on us but in us. The rivers flow not past, but through us. John Muir

Now I see the secret of the making of the best persons. It is to grow in the open air and to eat and sleep with the earth. Walt Whitman

Perhaps nature is our best assurance of immortality. Eleanor Roosevelt

Flowers… are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of the world. Ralph Waldo Emerson

To cherish what remains of the Earth and to foster its renewal is our only legitimate hope of survival. Wendell Berry

Organic buildings are the strength and lightness of the spiders’ spinning, buildings qualified by light, bred by native character to environment, married to the ground. Frank Lloyd Wright

My father considered a walk among the mountains as the equivalent of churchgoing. Aldous Huxley

The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be and that God wishes to see people happy, amidst the simple beauty of nature. Anne Frank

It takes solitude, under the stars, for us to be reminded of our eternal origin and our far destiny. Archibald Rutledge

Tug on anything at all, and you’ll find it connected to everything else in the universe. John Muir

We never know the worth of water till the well is dry. Thomas Fuller

Returning from my daily walk in the woods. Nature was silent, but was telling me everything I need to know. Paulo Coelho

We cannot command Nature except by obeying her. Francis Bacon

Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair. Kahlil Gibran

Look deep into nature and then you will understand everything better. Albert Einstein

I believe in God, only I spell it Nature. Frank Lloyd Wright

Every moment I spend in places like the Gunks, the stronger my commitment becomes to helping protect them from harm. Alan Jakob Paulo Saiz

We need to consider how our actions, in affecting the environment, are likely to affect others. This is often difficult to judge; but it is clear that we are the only species with the power to destroy the earth. Birds and insects have no such power, nor does any other mammal. Yet if we have the capacity to destroy the earth, we also have the capacity to protect it. I believe we have an urgent responsibility to do so. The Dalai Lama