Conservation Quotes

Conservation is ethically sound. It is rooted in our love of the land, our respect for the rights of others, our devotion to the rule of law.

My father was a lawn dissident

World-wide practice of Conservation and the fair and continued access by all nations to the resources they need are the two indispensable foundations of continuous plenty and of permanent peace.

The land ethic simply enlarges the boundaries of the community to include soils, waters, plants, and animals, or collectively: the land.

When God created the first human beings, God led them around the garden of Eden and said: Look at my works! See how beautiful they are--how excellent! For your sake I created them all. See to it you do not spoil and destroy My world; for if you do, there will be no one else to repair it."

I am myself and what is around me, and if I do not save it, it shall not save me.

I think having land and not ruining it is the most beautiful art that anybody could ever want to own.

The nation behaves well if it treats the natural resources as assets which it must turn over to the next generation increased, and not impaired, in value.

The conservation of our natural resources and their proper use constitute the fundamental problem which underlies almost every other problem of our national life.

The conservation of natural resources is the fundamental problem. Unless we solve that problem, it will avail us little to solve all others.

Conservation means the wise use of the earth and its resources for the lasting good of men.

At the beginning of the cask and the end take thy fill but be saving in the middle; for at the bottom the savings comes too late.

As soils are depleted, human health, vitality and intelligence go with them.

World-wide practice of Conservation and the fair and continued access by all nations to the resources they need are the two indispensable foundations of continuous plenty and of permanent peace

Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land