Aldo Leopold Quotes

Aldo Leopold was an American conservationist, forester, and environmental philosopher. He is best known for his book "A Sand County Almanac," in which he articulated his land ethic and emphasized the importance of ecological conservation and environmental ethics. Leopold's work had a profound influence on the environmental movement and laid the groundwork for modern conservation practices. His ideas continue to shape our understanding of the relationship between humans and the natural world.

One swallow does not make a summer, but one skein of geese, cleaving the murk of March thaw, is the Spring.

Aldo Leopold , Environmentalist

Harmony with land is like harmony with a friend; you cannot cherish his right hand and chop off his left.

Aldo Leopold , Environmentalist

Recreational development is a job not of building roads into the lovely country, but of building receptivity into the still unlovely human mind.

Aldo Leopold , Environmentalist

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 , Environmentalist

We shall never achieve harmony with land, any more than we shall achieve absolute justice or liberty for people. In these higher aspirations, the important thing is not to achieve but to strive.

Aldo Leopold , Environmentalist
Conservation is a state of harmony between men and... -Aldo Leopold

Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land.

Aldo Leopold , Environmentalist
Discovering the context

This quote suggests that achieving conservation or environmental preservation requires finding a balance and harmonious relationship between mankind and the natural world.

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 , Environmentalist

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 , Environmentalist

Examine each question in terms of what is ethically and aesthetically right, as well as what is economically expedient.

Aldo Leopold , Environmentalist
To keep every cog and wheel is the first precautio... -Aldo Leopold

To keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent tinkering.

Aldo Leopold , Environmentalist

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 , Environmentalist

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