Francis Bacon Quotes

Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed.

Let us permit nature to have her way. She understands her business better than we do.

Natures' curriculum cannot be changed.

The Earth does not belong to us: we belong to the Earth.

We talk of our mastery of nature, which sounds very grand; but the fact is we respectfully adapt ourselves, first, to her ways.

Our challenge for the future is that we realize we are very much a part of the earth's ecosystem, and we must learn to respect and live according to the basic biological laws of nature.

Nothing was made by God for man to spoil or destroy.

When you are in accord with nature, nature will yield its bounty. This is something that is coming up in our own consciousness now...recognizi ng that by violating the environment in which we are living, we are really cutting off the energy and source of our own living. And it’s this sense of accord, so that living properly in relation to what has to be done in this world one fosters the vitality of the environment.

Humans merely share the earth. We can only protect the land, not own it.

That's all about the natural order of things, the idea of nature protecting children but also children protecting nature.

Nature provides a free lunch, but only if we control our appetites.

Nature is our eldest mother; she will do no harm.

Nature has provided us a spectacular toolbox. The toolbox exists. An architect far better and smarter than us has given us that toolbox, and we now have the ability to use it.

Right now, we don't have a very good relation with creation.

Politicians need a better understanding of global ecology. We need to be freed from our species-specific arrogance. No evidence exists that we are 'chosen', the unique species for which all the others were made. Nor are we the most important one because we are so numerous, powerful and dangerous.

I think it's really important that we understand that we share this world and we're connected to it.

In the time of the sacred sites and the crashing of ecosystems and worlds, it may be worth not making a commodity out of all that is revered.

Seems you can't outsmart Mother Nature.

It is of first-class importance that our answer to the Riddle of the Sphinx should be in step with how we conduct our civilisation, and this should in turn be in step with the actual workings of living systems.

Not all is doom and gloom. We are beginning to understand the natural world and are gaining a reverence for life - all life.

We seem to think we have some control over this planet.

When I worked with wildlife a lot in the Eighties and Nineties, I learnt the meaning of patience. And when I worked with trees, I learned the meaning of humility.

The study of Nature is intercourse with the Highest Mind. You should never trifle with Nature.

It is good to realize that if love and peace can prevail on earth, and if we can teach our children to honor nature's gifts, the joys and beauties of the outdoors will be here forever.

We should preserve every scrap of biodiversity as priceless while we learn to use it and come to understand what it means to humanity.