TCODS - Tillamook County Outdoor School
Moses' Collection of Quotations
Nature
"A man's heart away from nature becomes hard; lack of respect for growing, living things soon leads to a lack of respect for humans too." Luther Standing Bear
"In God's wildness lies the hope of the world - the great fresh unblighted, unredeemed wilderness. The galling harness of civilization drops off, and wounds heal ere we are aware." John Muir
"One touch of nature makes the whole world kin." William Shakespeare
"The earth and myself are of one mind." Chief Seattle, Nez Perce
"The song of the river ends not at her banks but in the hearts of those who have loved her." Buffalo Joe
"Those who pause to contemplate the beauty of the earth will find reserves of strength that will endure for as long as life lasts." Rachel Carson (Shared by Woodstock)
"Treat the earth well; it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our Children." Ancient Indian Proverb
"We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children." Haida Proverb