Quotes About Stewardship

It seems to me nothing man has done or built on this land is an improvement over what was here before.

Indian faith sought the harmony of man with his surroundings; the other sought the dominance of surroundings. In

But they shared in common a belief that the earth is a spiritual presence that must be honored, not mastered.

Continue to contaminate your own bed, and you will one night suffocate in your own waste. " — Chief Seattle Suqwamish and Duwamish T

The Earth is your Mother and Grandmother. When you walk on the Earth, you are making a prayer to her.

By a husband wealth is accumulated; by a wife is its preservation.

What we call Man's power over Nature turns out to be a power exercised by some men over other men with Nature as its instrument.

In Wyoming, the people owned the game animals, and they took their ownership to heart.

We humans have such a high opinion of ourselves—especially my old brethren in the movement. We think we're gods on earth, that by merely changing our behavior or, more important, changing the behavior of the heathen industrialists and capitalists, that we can actually affect the outcome of the planet. We're so unbelievably arrogant and elite, so blind, so stupid. We think we can control the world. It's so tremendously silly I laugh when I think about it.

He plants trees to benefit another generation.

The most important environmental issue is one that is rarely mentioned, and that is the lack of a conservation ethic in our culture.

The ultimate test of man's conscience may be his willingness to sacrifice something today for future generations whose words of thanks will not be heard.

Our goal is not just an environment of clean air and water and scenic beauty. The objective is an environment of decency, quality and mutual respect for all other human beings and all other living creatures.

We stand for preservation. We are not rulers. We are Librarians.

Peliharalah baik-baik pekerjaan anda, maka ia akan memelihara anda dengan baik pula.

Land is something one should never sell. It is the only thing left when all else is gone.

Nunca hay que vender la tierra. Es lo único que queda cuando todo se acaba

Nunca hay que vender la tierra. Es lo único que queda cuando todo lo demás se acaba.

Either we leave our descendants an endowment of zero poverty, zero fossil-fuel use, and zero biodiversity loss, or we leave them facing a tax bill from Earth that could wipe them out.

Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees.

Unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall much be required.

Try to leave the Earth a better place than when you arrived.

I can't solve the world's problems, can't even begin to contemplate them all. But on my little corner of Earth, I at least can try to live in a way that treads lightly.

Our ideals, laws and customs should be based on the proposition that each generation in turn becomes the custodian rather than the absolute owner of our resources - and each generation has the obligation to pass this inheritance on in the future.