The Earth - neither the biggest nor the most extravagant (having in mind that on Saturn, it literally rains diamonds), yet somehow absolutely the most spectacular planet in the Solar System. Not saying all of them, because there still might be a second Earth somewhere in the vast endlessness of space! Anyway, the Earth isn’t only spectacular for having us as its inhabitants, but rather despite it. Its beauty is unmatched neither by Saturn’s diamonds nor by the impressive gaseous qualities of Jupiter. To count all the aspects in which the Earth is the front-runner in mesmerizing beauty would be an absurdly menial task, so, instead, we are offering you our collection of Earth Day quotes to commemorate the day.
These beautiful quotes, besides praising the gifts the Earth gives us, also remind us to step back and look at it as one living, breathing organism, of which we are a huge part. In fact, it is us that shall decide the future of our blue planet, home of uncountable living organisms, including humans. So, you should definitely expect that some of these smart quotes will be talking about that because preserving such beauty is, indeed, the greatest task. But, without sounding too grim, these uplifting quotes are also likely to make your day this much better and the commemoration of Earth Day that much more important.
So, scroll on down below to check out our selection of the most beautiful Earth Day quotes. Their charm isn't exactly matched to the charm of their material, but they are nevertheless worth reading and memorizing. Don’t forget to vote for the best quotes and share this article with your friends!
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“The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.“ — Robert Swan
“To leave the world better than you found it, sometimes you have to pick up other people’s trash.” — Bill Nye
“Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need, but not every man’s greed.” — Mahatma Gandhi
“It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement; the greatest source of visual beauty; the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living.” — David Attenborough
“One of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between man and nature shall not be broken.” — Leo Tolstoy
“I believe in God, only I spell it Nature.” – Frank Lloyd Wright
“What makes earth feel like hell is our expectation that it should feel like heaven.” ― Chuck Palahniuk
Yes, we keep trying to change it so that it fits in with everybody..... Shock news... not everyone is capable of walking up a mountain or want to go to the countryside and yet the noisy few demand that this is the case.,
“What’s the use of a fine house if you haven’t got a tolerable planet to put it on?” — Henry David Thoreau
“Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together… all things connect.” — Native American Chief Seattle
“Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries.” — Jimmy Carter
“It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment.” ― Ansel Adams
“The wealth of the nation is its air, water, soil, forests, minerals, rivers, lakes, oceans, scenic beauty, wildlife habitats, and biodiversity.” — Gaylord Nelson
“Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty.” — John Ruskin
“Now I see the secret of making the best person: it is to grow in the open air and to eat and sleep with the earth.” – Walt Whitman
“I want you to act as if the house is on fire, because it is.“ – Greta Thunberg
“Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we’ve ever known.“ — Carl Sagan
“When the last tree is cut, the last fish is caught, and the last river is polluted; when to breathe the air is sickening, you will realize, too late, that wealth is not in bank accounts and that you can’t eat money.” — Alanis Obomsawin
“I really wonder what gives us the right to wreck this poor planet of ours.” — Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Because no one wants to actually complain or do anything about the worst polluters as they provide all the products.
“The good man is the friend of all living things.” — Gandhi
“The wide world is all about you: you can fence yourselves in, but you cannot forever fence it out.” — J.R.R. Tolkien
“Here we are, the most clever species ever to have lived. So how is it we can destroy the only planet we have?“ — Jane Goodall
“One of the penalties of an ecological education is that one lives alone in a world of wounds.” ― Aldo Leopold