The control man has
The control man has secured over nature has far outrun his control over himself. Ernest Jones
Save Mother Earth
Waste not the smallest
Waste not the smallest thing created, for grains of sand make mountains, and atomies infinity. Eric Knight
Time and space –
Time and space – time to be alone, space to move about – these may well become the great scarcities of tomorrow. Edwin Way Teale
Those who wish to
Those who wish to pet and baby wild animals ‘love’ them. But those who respect their natures and wish to let them live normal lives, love them more. Edwin Way Teale
Man maketh a death
Man maketh a death which Nature never made. Edward Young
Our modern industrial economy
Our modern industrial economy takes a mountain covered with trees, lakes, running streams and transforms it into a mountain of junk, garbage, slime pits, and debris. Edward Abbey
If all mankind were
If all mankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate back to the rich state of equilibrium that existed ten thousand years ago. If insects were to vanish, the environment would collapse into chaos. E. O. Wilson
The system of nature,
The system of nature, of which man is a part, tends to be self-balancing, self-adjusting, self-cleansing. Not so with technology. E. F. Schumacher
Will urban sprawl spread
Will urban sprawl spread so far that most people lose all touch with nature? Will the day come when the only bird a typical American child ever sees is a canary in a pet shop window? When the only wild animal he knows is a rat-glimpsed on a night drive through some city slum? When … Read more
We cannot command Nature
We cannot command Nature except by obeying her. Francis Bacon