Quotes From Famous Nature Conservationists
"In the end, we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand; and we will understand only what we are taught." - Baba Dioum
"The environment is where we all meet; where we all have a mutual interest; it is the one thing all of us share." - Lady Bird Johnson
"Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed." - Mahatma Gandhi
"We won't have a society if we destroy the environment." - Margaret Mead
"In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks." - John Muir
"The ultimate test of man's conscience may be his willingness to sacrifice something today for future generations whose words of thanks will not be heard." - Gaylord Nelson
"Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land." - Aldo Leopold
"We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children." - Native American Proverb
"The environment and the economy are really both two sides of the same coin. If we cannot sustain the environment, we cannot sustain ourselves." - Wangari Maathai
"The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness." - John Muir