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“If we once, and for so long, lived in balance with nature and each other, we should be able to do so again.”

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John Zerzan is an American philosopher known for his critical views on industrial society and modernity. His ideas are deeply influenced by anarchism and ecology, advocating for a return to nature and primitive lifestyles. Zerzan's works explore technology, consumerism, and human exploitation of nature. more

“The spirit of a country, if it is to be true to itself, needs continually to draw great breaths of inspiration from the simple realities of the country; from the smell of its soil, the pattern of its fields, the beauty of its scenery and from the men and women who dwell and toil in the rural areas”

“The world's forests are a shared stolen treasure that we must put back for our children's future”

World Children Nature Environment Our Children Treasure Forests Stolen Natural Environment

Author:Desmond Tutu

“Our global forests are the lungs of the world, and protecting them is fundamental for our survival. When we hand these forests over to future generations, we must be able to say we exercised our stewardship wisely and responsibly”

World Hands Able Nature Environment Generations Survival Fundamentals Forests Lungs Stewardship Future Generation Natural Environment

Author:Edward Davey

“As each tree falls so does the earth's ability to heal itself and to adapt to the effects of our changing climate”

Doe Earth Fall Nature Ability Environment Tree Effects Climate Heal Natural Environment Heal Itself

Author:Hilary Benn

“Trees are your best antiques”

Nature Environment Tree Natural Environment Antiques

Book:Dreamthorp: A Book of Essays Written in the Country

Source: Dreamthorp: A Book of Essays Written in the Country

“We celebrate the cherry tree not for its efficiency but for its effectiveness - and for its beauty. Its materials are in constant flow, and all those thousands of useless cherry blossoms look gorgeous. Then they fall to the ground and become soil again, so there's no problem”

“No man manages his affairs as well as a tree does”

Source: The Collected Works of George Bernard Shaw: Plays, Novels, Articles, Lectures, Letters and Essays: Pygmalion, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Candida, Arms and The Man, Man and Superman, Caesar and Cleopatra, Androcles And The Lion, The New York Times Articles on War, Memories of Oscar Wilde and more

“I see trees of green, red roses too. I see them bloom for me and you. And I think to myself what a wonderful world. I see skies of blue and clouds of white. The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night. And I think to myself what a wonderful world”

Thinking World Night Nature Dark White Environment Wonderful Tree Sky Red Blue Blessed Sacred Green Rose Clouds Natural Environment Red Rose Wonderful World

Author:Louis Armstrong

“How oft a summer shower has started me; to seek the shelter of a hollow tree”

Nature Environment Tree Summer Shelter Showers Hollow Natural Environment

Book:Careless Rambles: A Selection of His Poems

Source: Careless Rambles: A Selection of His Poems

“Nature: a place where birds fly around uncooked”

Nature Environment Bird Natural Environment

Author:Oscar Wilde

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