"We might say that the earth has the spirit of growth; that its flesh is the soil."
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"Our time on this earth is sacred, and we should celebrate every moment."
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"In times of change, learners inherit the earth"
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"Climate change: Never before in history have human beings been called on to act collectively in defence of the Earth"
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"Where the earth is, we are."
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"There is no greater power in heaven or on earth than pure, unconditional love."
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"I certainly never get above my station - my family would soon slap me back down to earth."
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"Earth changes, but thy soul and God stand sure."
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"Do we walk in legends or on the green earth in the daylight?' A man may do both,' said Aragorn. 'For not we but those who come after will make the legends of our time. The green earth, say you? That is a mighty matter of legend, though you tread it under the light of day!"
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"Life comes from the earth and life returns to the earth."
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"And the true order of going, or being led by another, to the things of love, is to begin from the beauties of earth."
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"The earth, that is sufficient, I do not want the constellations any nearer, I know they are very well where they are, I know they suffice for those who belong to them."
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"Man is not on the earth solely for his own happiness. He is there to realize great things for humanity."
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"The world concerns me only in so far as I feel a certain indebtedness and duty toward it because I have walked this earth for thirty years, and, out of gratitude, want to leave some souvenir in the shape of drawings or pictures — not made to please a certain taste in art, but to express a sincere human feeling."
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"No occupation is so delightful to me as the culture of the earth, and no culture comparable to that of the garden."
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"Our purpose here on earth: to manifest the very nature of our spirit, which is touched by the spirit of God."
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"I think we are part of the earth. The concept of the rainforest being the womb of life is something I believe in...the value system must get back to the environment as it was originally, the magnificence from where we emerged."
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"Nobody on the face of the earth can make you feel inferior without your permission."
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"The best friend of earth of man is the tree."
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"The unhappiest man on earth is the one who has nothing to do."
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