Summer set lip to earth’s bosom bare, and left the flushed print in a poppy there.
-Francis Thompson "Francis Thompson"
Quotations
Earth
-Francis Thompson "Francis Thompson"
A disciple in training will comprehend this earth, the realm of death and the realm of the gods. A disciple in training will investigate the well-taught Path of Virtue, even as an expert garland-maker picks flowers.
-Dhammapada "Dhammapada 45"
Even after all this time the sun never says to the earth, “You owe Me.” Look what happens with a love like that; it lights the Whole Sky.
-Hafez "Hafiz"
Be aware of the contact between your feet and the earth. Walk as if you are kissing the earth with your feet.
-Thich Nhat Hanh "Thich Nhat Hanh"
While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.
-Bible "Genesis 22"
The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein.
-Bible "Psalm 24.1"
Because we all share this planet earth, we have to learn to live in harmony and peace with each other and with nature. This is not just a dream, but a necessity.
-Dalai Lama Xiv "The XIV Dalai Lama"
Your hills, O Earth, your snow-clad mountain peaks, your forests, may they show us kindliness… Impart to us vitalising forces that come, O Earth from deep within your body, your central point, your navel, purify us wholly.
-Vedas "Atharva Veda"
Begin with yourself. There is no time to waste. It is your duty to do your part to bring God’s kingdom on earth.
-A Spiritual Leader "Paramahansa Yogananda"
The earth we abuse and the living things we kill will, in the end, take their revenge; for in exploiting their presence we are diminishing our future.
-Marya Mannes "Marya Mannes"
