“We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect.”
— Aldo Leopold
Author: Aldo Leopold
Category: love
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We abuse land because we regard it
“We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect.”
— Aldo Leopold
Author: Aldo Leopold
Category: respect
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A thing is right when it tends
“A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise.”
— Aldo Leopold
Author: Aldo Leopold
Category: beauty
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In June as many as a dozen
“In June as many as a dozen species may burst their buds on a single day. No man can heed all of these anniversaries; no man can ignore all of them.”
— Aldo Leopold
Author: Aldo Leopold
Category: nature
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Is education possibly a process of trading
“Is education possibly a process of trading awareness for things of lesser worth? The goose who trades his is soon a pile of feathers.”
— Aldo Leopold
Author: Aldo Leopold
Category: education
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Conservation is a state of harmony between
“Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land.”
— Aldo Leopold
Author: Aldo Leopold
Category: environmental
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Harmony with land is like harmony with
“Harmony with land is like harmony with a friend; you cannot cherish his right hand and chop off his left.”
— Aldo Leopold
Author: Aldo Leopold
Category: environmental
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Conservation is a state of harmony between
“Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land.”
— Aldo Leopold
Author: Aldo Leopold
Category: men
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