Your hills, O Earth, your snow-clad mountain peaks, your forests, may they show us kindliness… Impart to us vitalising forces that come, O Earth from deep within your body, your central point, your navel, purify us wholly.
-Vedas "Atharva Veda"
Quotations
Earth
-Vedas "Atharva Veda"
The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein.
-Bible "Psalm 24.1"
A disciple in training will comprehend this earth, the realm of death and the realm of the gods. A disciple in training will investigate the well-taught Path of Virtue, even as an expert garland-maker picks flowers.
-Dhammapada "Dhammapada 45"
Even after all this time the sun never says to the Earth, “You owe me.” Look what happens with a love like that, it lights the whole sky.
-Hafez "Hafez"
The meteorites of 1908 and 1947 had struck uninhabited wilderness; but by the end of the 21st century there was no region left on Earth that could be safely used for celestial target practice.
-Arthur C. Clarke "Arthur. C. Clarke"
Because we all share this planet earth, we have to learn to live in harmony and peace with each other and with nature. This is not just a dream, but a necessity.
-Dalai Lama Xiv "The XIV Dalai Lama"
You were placed on this earth to create, not to compete.
-Robert Anthony "Robert Anthony"
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 "Marya Mannes"
Begin with yourself. There is no time to waste. It is your duty to do your part to bring God’s kingdom on earth.
-A Spiritual Leader "Paramahansa Yogananda"
Even after all this time the sun never says to the earth, “You owe Me.” Look what happens with a love like that; it lights the Whole Sky.
-Hafez "Hafiz"
