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.
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
Harmony with land is like harmony with a friend you cannot cherish his right hand and chop off his left. environmental
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
Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land. environmental & men
Motherhood: All love begins and ends there. 22 other views from Robert Browning
22 other views from Robert Browning
A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories. 53 other quotes from Honore de Balzac
53 other quotes from Honore de Balzac
With what price we pay for the glory of motherhood. 5 wisdom & wit from Isadora Duncan
5 wisdom & wit from Isadora Duncan
The babe at first feeds upon the mother's bosom, but it is always on her heart. 58 quotes from Henry Ward Beecher
58 quotes from Henry Ward Beecher