Quotes About Stewardship

Who counts the wampum of the night to see that none is due?

It stands to reason that those who assault nature will suffer at her hands in the end.

For as long as the Source entrusts something to your hands, treat it as something borrowed, like a traveller at an inn.

Man has responsiblity, not power. Tuscarora

We do not inherit the land, we borrow it from our children.

We are not just visitors on this planet, it belongs to us just as we belong to her, its past is ours, so is its future.

God gave us hands to create, not destroy his world.

Pasaulis sutvarkytas taip, kad aš pats atsakau ir už graž? or?, ir už audr? - ir ne vien savyje, bet aplink save.

It's one of those showers that make you think you should write a check to several environmental groups – and maybe plant a tree.

Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community.

I've always been of the view that two-term presidency rule is a pretty good one and CEOs shouldn't overstay their welcome.

We cannot shirk responsibility from concerns for the welfare of the next generation.

How we treat the earth basically effects our social welfare and our national security.

Sooner or later we've got to tie the saving of the natural world to our own public welfare.

For the sake of our health, our children and grandchildren and even our economic well-being, we must make protecting the planet our top priority.

Each one of us is a custodian of India's well-being and of the legacy that we will pass on to coming generations.

We could have saved the Earth but we were too damned cheap.

We should not put additional stressors on God's creatures through irresponsible trade practices in wild birds.

One shouldn't gamble with what is irreplaceable and precious.

Philanthropic dollars are precious resources, so it's our responsibility to consider how we use them carefully. Yet few of us spend enough time doing so.

If the world is presented as resources to be exploited, then, more than likely, you're going to exploit the world.

We will preserve the environment.

As a first-generation inheritor, the first mandate is to preserve our family wealth and hopefully increase it.

I want to do everything I can in my own life to protect and preserve the ocean.