Aldo Leopold was an American author, scientist, ecologist, forester, and environmentalist. He was a professor at the University of Wisconsin and is best known for his book A Sand County Almanac, which has sold more than two million copies.
Leopold was influential in the development of modern environmental ethics and in the movement for wilderness conservation. His ethics of nature and wildlife preservation had a profound impact on the environmental movement, with his ecocentric or holistic ethics regarding land. He emphasized biodiversity and ecology and was a founder of the science of wildlife management.
Harmony with land is like harmony with a friend you cannot cherish his right hand and chop off his left. environmental
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. beauty
Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land. environmental & men
Is education possibly a process of trading awareness for things of lesser worth? The goose who trades his is soon a pile of feathers. education
There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting. 3 other views from John Millington Synge
3 other views from John Millington Synge
Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. 28 thoughts from William Butler Yeats
28 thoughts from William Butler Yeats
Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep. 27 more sayings from Dave Barry
27 more sayings from Dave Barry
We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. 74 other quotes from Winston Churchill
74 other quotes from Winston Churchill