Mother Nature Quotes

• I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in.

  John Muir

  Nature, Flower, Adventure

  John Muir, Linnie Marsh Wolfe (1979). “John of the Mountains: The Unpublished Journals of John Muir”, p.427, Univ of Wisconsin Press

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• I believe that there is a subtle magnetism in Nature, which, if we unconsciously yield to it, will direct us aright.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Nature, Believe, Yield

  Henry David Thoreau (2006). “Thoreau and the Art of Life: Precepts and Principles”, p.59, Heron Dance Press

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• Earth does not belong to us; we belong to earth. Take only memories, leave nothing but footprints.

  Chief Seattle

  Memories, Native American, Doe

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  Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.

  Albert Einstein

  Inspirational, Summer, Peace

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  Every girl should use what Mother Nature gave her before Father Time takes it away.

  Laurence J. Peter

  Funny, Girl, Mother

  Dr. Laurence J. Peter (2013). “Peter's Quotations: Ideas for Our Times”, p.65, Harper Collins

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• Next time a sunrise steals your breath or a meadow of flowers leave you speechless, remain that way. Say nothing, and listen as Heaven whispers, "Do you like it? I did it just for you."

  Max Lucado

  Inspirational, Flower, Heaven

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• Nature never did betray the heart that loved her.

  William Wordsworth

  Love, Nature, Betrayal

  William Wordsworth (1985). “William Wordsworth: The Pedlar, Tintern Abbey, the Two-Part Prelude”, p.39, Cambridge University Press

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• If we throw mother nature out the window, she comes back in the door with a pitchfork.

  Masanobu Fukuoka

  Mother, Doors, Balance

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• One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.

  William Shakespeare

  Inspirational, Life, Nature

  'Troilus And Cressida' (1602) act 3, sc. 3, l. 171

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• Our downfall as a species is that we are arrogant enough to think that we can control Mother Nature and stupid enough to think it is our job.

  Greg Peterson

  Mother, Nature, Jobs

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• There is nothing more musical than a sunset.

  Claude Debussy

  Sunset, Musical, Sunrise

  "The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music". Book by Don Michael Randel, 1996.

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• The more our world functions like the natural world, the more likely we are to endure on this home that is ours, but not ours alone.

  Janine Benyus

  Inspirational, Change, Mother

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• We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children

  Chief Seattle

  Motivational, Wisdom, Peace

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• Forests are the lungs of our land.

  Franklin D. Roosevelt

  Land, Earth Day, Tree

  Roosevelt, Franklin D. (1938). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: F.D. Roosevelt, 1935, Volume 4”, p.65, Best Books on

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  God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, avalanches, and a thousand tempests and floods. But he cannot save them from fools.

  John Muir

  Nature, Sea, Tree

  John Muir, Terry Gifford (1996). “John Muir: His Life and Letters and Other Writings”, p.373, The Mountaineers Books

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• People need to be cautious because anything built by man can be destroyed by Mother Nature.

  Russel Honore

  Mother, Men, People

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• A garden is a love song, a duet between a human being and Mother Nature.

  Jeff Cox

  Mother, Song, Garden

  Jeff Cox (1993). “Creating a Garden for the Senses”

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• Blizzards, floods, volcanos, hurricanes, earthquakes: They fascinate because they nakedly reveal that Mother Nature, afflicted with bipolar disorder, is as likely to snuff us as she is to succor us.

  Dean Koontz

  Mother, Earthquakes, Bipolar

  Dean Koontz (2007). “The Taking: A Novel”, p.11, Bantam

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• 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

  Money, Nature, Food

  "Who is the Chairman of This Meeting? : A Collection of Essays". Book by Ralph Osborne (p. 43), "Conversations with North American Indians" by Ted Poole, 1972.

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• There appears to be a deeply embedded uneasiness in our culture about throwing away junk that can be reused. Perhaps, in part, it is guilt about consumption. Perhaps it also feels unnatural. Mother Nature doesn't throw stuff away. Dead trees, birds, beetles and elephants are pretty quickly recycled by the system.

  William Booth

  Mother, Elephants, Tree

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• We say we love flowers, yet we pluck them. We say we love trees, yet we cut them down. And people still wonder why some are afraid when told they are loved.

  Paul Morley

  Mother, Flower, Cutting

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• Mother Nature is the great equalizer. You can't get away from it.

  Christopher Heyerdahl

  Mother, Get Away, Equalizer

  "Christopher Heyerdahl Talks HELL ON WHEELS and THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN – PART 1". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. November 28, 2011.

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• Every time we get slapped down, we can say, Thank you Mother Nature, because it means we're about to learn something important.

  John N. Bahcall

  Mother, Learning, Mean

  "UNRAVELING UNIVERSE. Is the cosmos younger than the stars it contains? Was Einstein's biggest blunder not a mistake?" in Time Magazine, Vol 145. p. 45, March 6, 1995.

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• Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Inspirational, Motivational, Patience

  Ralph Waldo Emerson (1883). “Emerson's complete works [ed. by J.E. Cabot]. Riverside ed”

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• To practice properly the Art of Peace, you must: Calm the spirit and return to the source. Cleanse the body and spirit by removing all malice, selfishness, and desire. Be ever grateful for the gifts received from the universe, your family, Mother nature, and your fellow human beings.

  Morihei Ueshiba

  Mother, Gratitude, Art

  Morihei Ueshiba, John Stevens (2010). “The Art of Peace”, p.56, Shambhala Publications

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