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Aldo Leopold Quotes

They know no urge of seasons; they feel no kiss of sun, no lash of wind and weather. They live forever by not living at all Picture Quote #1

The hope of the future lies not in curbing the influence of human occupancy - it is already too late for that - but in creating a better understanding of the extent of that influence and a new ethic for its governance Picture Quote #1

It is part of wisdom never to revisit a wilderness, for the more golden the lily, the more certain that someone has gilded it Picture Quote #1

In country, as in people, a plain exterior often conceals hidden riches, to perceive which requires much living in and with Picture Quote #1

To build a road is so much simpler than to think of what the country really needs Picture Quote #1

The rich diversity of the world’s cultures reflects a corresponding diversity in the wilds that gave them birth Picture Quote #1

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Prudence never kindled a fire in the human mind; I have no hope for conservation born of fear Picture Quote #1

Getting up too early is a vice habitual in horned owls, stars, geese, and freight trains. Some hunters acquire it from geese, and some coffee pots from hunters Picture Quote #1

Harmony with land is like harmony with a friend; you cannot cherish his right hand and chop off his left Picture Quote #1

To keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent tinkering Picture Quote #1

Time was when education moved toward soil, not away from it Picture Quote #1

Only economists mistake physical opulence for riches Picture Quote #1

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It must be poor life that achieves freedom from fear Picture Quote #1

The landscape of any farm is the owner’s portrait of himself Picture Quote #1

Our ability to perceive quality in nature begins, as in art, with the pretty Picture Quote #1

Hemispheric solidarity is new among statesmen, but not among the feathered navies of the sky Picture Quote #1

Wildflower corners are easy to maintain, but once gone, they are hard to rebuild Picture Quote #1

He who searches for spring with his knees in the mud finds it, in abundance Picture Quote #1

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Education, I fear, is learning to see one thing by going blind to another Picture Quote #1

There is value in any experience that exercises those ethical restraints collectively called sportsmanship Picture Quote #1

That the situation appears hopeless should not prevent us from doing our best Picture Quote #1

Having to squeeze the last drop of utility out of the land has the same desperate finality as having to chop up the furniture to keep warm Picture Quote #1

Conservation will ultimately boil down to rewarding the private landowner who conserves the public interest Picture Quote #1

For us in the minority, the opportunity to see geese is more important than television Picture Quote #1

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It is, by common consent, a good thing for people to get back to nature Picture Quote #1

The practice of conservation must spring from a conviction of what is ethically and aesthetically right, as well as what is economically expedient. A thing is right only when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the community, and the community includes the soil, waters, fauna, and flora, as well as people Picture Quote #1

Recreational development is a job not of building roads into the lovely country, but of building receptivity into the still unlovely human mind Picture Quote #1

It is a matter of what a man thinks about while chopping, or while deciding what to chop Picture Quote #1

Engineers did not discover insulation, they copied it from these old soldiers of the prairie war Picture Quote #1

A conservationist is one who is humbly aware that with each stroke he is writing his signature on the face of the land Picture Quote #1

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They know no urge of seasons; they feel no kiss of sun, no lash of wind and weather. They live forever by not living at all. (Aldo Leopold Quotes) The hope of the future lies not in curbing the influence of human occupancy - it is already too late for that - but in creating a better understanding of the extent of that influence and a new ethic for its governance. (Aldo Leopold Quotes) It is part of wisdom never to revisit a wilderness, for the more golden the lily, the more certain that someone has gilded it. (Aldo Leopold Quotes) In country, as in people, a plain exterior often conceals hidden riches, to perceive which requires much living in and with. (Aldo Leopold Quotes) To build a road is so much simpler than to think of what the country really needs (Aldo Leopold Quotes) The rich diversity of the world’s cultures reflects a corresponding diversity in the wilds that gave them birth. (Aldo Leopold Quotes) Prudence never kindled a fire in the human mind; I have no hope for conservation born of fear (Aldo Leopold Quotes) Getting up too early is a vice habitual in horned owls, stars, geese, and freight trains. Some hunters acquire it from geese, and some coffee pots from hunters. (Aldo Leopold Quotes) Harmony with land is like harmony with a friend; you cannot cherish his right hand and chop off his left. (Aldo Leopold Quotes) To keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent tinkering (Aldo Leopold Quotes) Time was when education moved toward soil, not away from it (Aldo Leopold Quotes) Only economists mistake physical opulence for riches (Aldo Leopold Quotes) It must be poor life that achieves freedom from fear (Aldo Leopold Quotes) The landscape of any farm is the owner’s portrait of himself (Aldo Leopold Quotes) Our ability to perceive quality in nature begins, as in art, with the pretty (Aldo Leopold Quotes) Hemispheric solidarity is new among statesmen, but not among the feathered navies of the sky (Aldo Leopold Quotes) Wildflower corners are easy to maintain, but once gone, they are hard to rebuild (Aldo Leopold Quotes) He who searches for spring with his knees in the mud finds it, in abundance (Aldo Leopold Quotes) Education, I fear, is learning to see one thing by going blind to another (Aldo Leopold Quotes) There is value in any experience that exercises those ethical restraints collectively called sportsmanship (Aldo Leopold Quotes) That the situation appears hopeless should not prevent us from doing our best (Aldo Leopold Quotes) Having to squeeze the last drop of utility out of the land has the same desperate finality as having to chop up the furniture to keep warm (Aldo Leopold Quotes) Conservation will ultimately boil down to rewarding the private landowner who conserves the public interest (Aldo Leopold Quotes) For us in the minority, the opportunity to see geese is more important than television (Aldo Leopold Quotes) It is, by common consent, a good thing for people to get back to nature (Aldo Leopold Quotes) The practice of conservation must spring from a conviction of what is ethically and aesthetically right, as well as what is economically expedient. A thing is right only when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the community, and the community includes the soil, waters, fauna, and flora, as well as people (Aldo Leopold Quotes) Recreational development is a job not of building roads into the lovely country, but of building receptivity into the still unlovely human mind (Aldo Leopold Quotes) It is a matter of what a man thinks about while chopping, or while deciding what to chop (Aldo Leopold Quotes) Engineers did not discover insulation, they copied it from these old soldiers of the prairie war (Aldo Leopold Quotes) A conservationist is one who is humbly aware that with each stroke he is writing his signature on the face of the land (Aldo Leopold Quotes)

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