Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent school-masters, and teach some of us more than we can ever learn from books.
-John Lubbock "John Lubbock"
Quotations
Earth
-John Lubbock "John Lubbock"
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"
The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein.
-Bible "Psalm 24.1"
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"
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"
Peace be to earth and to airy space! Peace be to heaven, peace to the waters, peace to the plants and peace to the trees! May all the gods grant me peace!
-Vedas "Atharva Veda 19.9.14"
The churning separates the butter from the milk. In the same manner, through cosmic processes and upheavals of heat and cold, the five fundamental elements - earth, water, fire, air and space were separated and Earth, this Ball of Butter, emerged as the product of the churning.
-Sathya Sai Baba "Sri Sathya Sai Baba"
You were placed on this earth to create, not to compete.
-Robert Anthony "Robert Anthony"
Be aware of the contact between your feet and the earth. Walk as if you are kissing the earth with your feet.
-Thich Nhat Hanh "Thich Nhat Hanh"
