Quotes about Preservation
The mission of men there seems to be, like so many busy demons, to drive the forest all out of the country, from every solitary beaver swamp and mountain-side, as soon as possible.
— Henry David Thoreau
If the English educated neglect, as they have done and even now continue, as some do, to be ignorant of their mother tongue, linguistic starvation will abide.
— Mahatma Gandhi
The finest qualities of our nature, like the bloom on fruits, can be preserved only by the most delicate handling. Yet we do not treat ourselves nor one another thus tenderly.
— Henry David Thoreau
The finest qualities of our nature, like the bloom on fruits, can be preserved only by the most delicate handling. Yet we do not treat ourselves nor one another thus tenderly.
— Henry David Thoreau
The West of which I speak is but another name for the Wild, and what I have been preparing to say is, that in Wildness is the preservation of the World
— Henry David Thoreau
Self-preservation is the first principle of our nature.
— Alexander Hamilton
The tragic side of many architectural enterprises is that they destroy natural beauties which are a priceless possession and cannot be replaced.
— Helen Keller
Wildness is the preservation of the World.
— Henry David Thoreau
The man does not live who is more devoted to peace than I am. None who would do more to preserve it.
— Abraham Lincoln
People who alter or destroy works of art and our cultural heritage for profit or as an exercise of power are barbarians.
— George Lucas
19th March, 1873.—Thanks to the Almighty Preserver of men for sparing me thus far on the journey of life. Can I hope for ultimate success? So many obstacles have arisen. Let not Satan prevail over me, Oh! my good Lord Jesus.
— David Livingstone
Don't miss God's fingerprints all over the events, lining up people and circumstances in perfect timing to preserve His people and advance His agenda.
— James MacDonald