"Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air and resign yourself to the influence of the earth."

Henry David Thoreau

"Nature has been for me, for as long as I remember, a source of solace, inspiration, adventure, and delight; a home, a teacher, a companion."

Lorraine Anderson

"In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous."

Aristotle

"Knowing that you love the earth changes you, activates you to defend and protect and celebrate. But when you feel that the earth loves you in return, that feeling transforms the relationship from a one-way street into a sacred bond."

Robin Wall Kimmerer

"I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery—air, mountains, trees, people. I thought, ‘This is what it is to be happy.’"

Sylvia Plath

"Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. "

Rachel Carson

"Nature is not matter only. She is also spirit."

Carl Gustav Jung

"We do not inherit the land from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. "

Native American Proverb

"To find the universal elements enough; to find the air and the water exhilarating; to be refreshed by a morning walk or an evening saunter... to be thrilled by the stars at night—these are some of the rewards of the simple life."

John Burroughs

"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished."

Lao Tzu

"Plant seeds of happiness, hope, success, and love; it will all come back to you in abundance. This is the law of nature."

Steve Maraboli

"The earth has music for those who listen."

George Santayana