“The nation behaves well when it treats the natural resources as assets, which it must turn over to the next generation increased and not impaired in value.”–Teddy Roosevelt
“The nation behaves well when it treats the natural resources as assets, which it must turn over to the next generation increased and not impaired in value.”–Teddy Roosevelt
Roosevelts Advice
“Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.” — Teddy Roosevelt
Feast Your Eyes
The sky is the daily bread of the eyes. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
delight and play
“And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.” Kahlil Gibran
Join the Defense
The wilderness needs no defense — only more defenders. — Aldo Leopold
the independence of solitude
“It is easy in the world to live after the world’s opinions; it is easy in solitude to live after your own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
It’s clear
The clearest way into the universe is through a forest wilderness. — John Muir 1838-1914
dwindle and pale
“Without enough wilderness America will change. Democracy, with its myriad personalities and increasing sophistication, must be fibred and vitalized by the regular contact with outdoor growths — animals, trees, sun warmth, and free skies — or it will dwindle and pale.” –Walt Whitman
A Few Wilderness Quotations (out of many)
WILDERNESS Quotations WILDERNESS of famous people – searchable database.
The clearest way into the universe is through a forest WILDERNESS. — John Muir 1838-1914
Philmont Ranger wilderness quotebook
The wilderness needs no defense — only more defenders. — Aldo Leopold
“It is easy in the world to live after the world’s opinions;
it is easy in solitude to live after your own;
but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd
keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Without enough wilderness America will change. Democracy, with its myriad personalities and increasing sophistication, must be fibred and vitalized by the regular contact with outdoor growths — animals, trees, sun warmth, and free skies — or it will dwindle and pale.” –Walt Whitman