28 of the Best Earth Day Quotes
Happy Earth Day! In honor of Earth Day, we have comprised a list of the most inspiring Earth Day quotes. It is a perfect day to celebrate the beauty of nature, the progress we’ve made, and recommit ourselves to doing all we can to save the planet. If you are looking for ways to celebrate Earth Day we have other lists of meaningful earth day activities, earth day crafts for kids, earth day facts to share with friends, and even an Earth Day quiz to test your knowledge! Its a special day to take pause and reflect, spend time in nature, thank mother nature for all her gifts, and feel inspired to do more for the home we all share… planet Earth.
Great Environmental Quotes for Inspiration
- “The earth will not continue to offer its harvest, except with faithful stewardship. We cannot say we love the land and then take steps to destroy it for use by future generations.” -John Paul II
“The earth will not continue to offer its harvest, except with faithful stewardship. We cannot say we love the land and then take steps to destroy it for use by future generations.” -John Paul II - “One of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between man and nature shall not be broken.” -Leo Tolstoy
“One of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between man and nature shall not be broken.” -Leo Tolstoy - “The environment is where we all meet; where all have a mutual interest; it is the one thing all of us share.” -Lady Bird Johnson
“The environment is where we all meet; where all have a mutual interest; it is the one thing all of us share.” -Lady Bird Johnson - “A true conservationist is a man who knows that the world is not given by his fathers but borrowed from his children.” -John James Audubon
“A true conservationist is a man who knows that the world is not given by his fathers but borrowed from his children.” -John James Audubon - “Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” -Albert Einstein
“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” -Albert Einstein - “A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people.” -Franklin D. Roosevelt
“A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people.” -Franklin D. Roosevelt - “I only feel angry when I see waste. When I see people throwing away things we could use.” -Mother Teresa
“I only feel angry when I see waste. When I see people throwing away things we could use.” -Mother Teresa - “You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” -Jane Goodall
“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” -Jane Goodall - “Earth provides enough to satisfy man’s need, but not every man’s greed.” -Ghandi
“Earth provides enough to satisfy man’s need, but not every man’s greed.” -Ghandi - “The earth has music for those who listen.” -Shakespeare
“The earth has music for those who listen.” -Shakespeare - “Teach us to walk the soft earth as relatives to all that live.” -Sioux prayer
“Teach us to walk the soft earth as relatives to all that live.” -Sioux Prayer - “Forget not that earth delights to feel your bare feet and the wind longs to play with your hair.” -Khalil Gibran
“Forget not that earth delights to feel your bare feet and the wind longs to play with your hair.” -Khalil Gibran - “Man is still the greatest miracle and the greatest problem on this earth.” -David Sarnoff
“Man is still the greatest miracle and the greatest problem on this earth.” -David Sarnoff - “Earth laughs in flowers.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Earth laughs in flowers.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson - “Earth day should encourage us to reflect on what we are doing to make our planet a more sustainable and livable place.” -Scott Peters
“Earth day should encourage us to reflect on what we are doing to make our planet a more sustainable and livable place.” -Scott Peters - “There is hope if people will begin to awaken that spiritual part of themselves, that heartfelt knowledge that we are caretakers of this planet.” -Brooke Medicine Eagle
“There is hope if people will begin to awaken that spiritual part of themselves, that heartfelt knowledge that we are caretakers of this planet.” -Brooke Medicine Eagle - “It is our collective and individual responsibility to protect and nurture the global family, to support its weaker members and to preserve and tend to the environment in which we all live.” -Dalai Lama
“It is our collective and individual responsibility to protect and nurture the global family, to support its weaker members and to preserve and tend to the environment in which we all live.” -Dalai Lama - “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” -Margaret Mead
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” -Margaret Mead - “Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries.” -Jimmy Carter
“Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries.” -Jimmy Carter - “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
“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 - “Earth is a fine place and worth fighting for.” -Ernest Hemingway
“Earth is a fine place and worth fighting for.” -Ernest Hemingway - “The proper use of science is not to conquer nature but to live in it.” -Barry Commoner
“The proper use of science is not to conquer nature but to live in it.” -Barry Commoner - “We have forgotten how to be good guests, how to walk lightly on the earth as its other creatures do.” -Barbara Ward
“We have forgotten how to be good guests, how to walk lightly on the earth as its other creatures do.” -Barbara Ward - “Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty.” -John Ruskin
“Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty.” -John Ruskin - “Progress is impossible without change, and those that cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” -George Bernard Shaw
“Progress is impossible without change, and those that cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” -George Bernard Shaw - “Environment is no one’s property to destroy; its everyone’s responsibility to protect.” -Mohith Agadi
“Environment is no one’s property to destroy; its everyone’s responsibility to protect.” -Mohith Agadi - “Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.” -Edward Abbey
“Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.” -Edward Abbey - “There is no better designer than nature.” -Alexander McQueen
“There is no better designer than nature.” -Alexander McQueen
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