Quotes About Stewardship

A day is Eternity's seed, and we are its Gardeners.

All the wide world is but the husbandry of God for the development of the one fruit--man.

Some men think that the globe is a sponge that God puts into their hands to squeeze for their own garden or flower-pot.

A man can no more make money suddenly and largely, and be unharmed by it, than one could suddenly grow from a child's stature to a man's without harm.

Money in the hands of one or two men is like a dungheap in a barnyard. So long as it lies in a mass, it does no good; but, if it is only spread out evenly on the land, everything will grow.

We must not forget that mankind depends largely on animals, therefore we have a responsibilty for their welfare. If we destroy them - we destroy ourselves.

which would be responsible for managing the loans and would be on the hook for any losses.

What is meant by the deposit? That which is committed to you, not that which is invented by you; that which you have received, not that which you have devised; a thing not of wit but of learning; not of private assumption but of public tradition; a thing brought to you, not brought forth from you; thus you must not be an author, but an authorized keeper; not a leader but a follower. Keep the deposit."509

Youth is the trustee of prosperity.

The Youth of a Nation are the trustees of posterity.

A republic, if you can keep it.

A Republic Madam...if you can keep it.

Not to oversee workmen is to leave them your purse open.

If people were Superior to Animals, they'd take better care of the world

If you compare the City with the Forest, you may begin to wonder why it's man who goes around classifying himself as The Superior Animal. "Superior to what?" asked Pooh. "I don't know, Pooh. I've tried to think of something, but I just can't come up with an answer." "If people were Superior to Animals, they'd take better care of the world," said Pooh.

If people were superior to animals, they'd take good care of them," said Pooh.

Our settlement of land is without regard to the best use of land.

Immense wealth translates automatically into immense environmental impacts, regardless of the intentions of those who possess it.

Money has always been framed as a public good, one that must be stewarded by governments, when in fact, it is a private enterprise like any other which is fueled by personal agendas, regulation, and the quest for geopolitical hegemony.

Right now, we don't have a very good relation with creation.

I'm not a seller. I'm a holder.

The human being is not the lord of beings, but the shepherd of Being.

I don't want to save a creek for the creek's sake, but what's in it for human beings.

Earth was not built to serve the needs of humans.