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Friedrich NietzscheThe earth has a skin and that skin has diseases; one of its diseases is called man.

—  Friedrich Nietzsche, 1844-1900, German philosopher

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Kurt VonnegutWe could have saved the Earth but we were too damned cheap.

—  Kurt Vonnegut, 1922-2007, American writer

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Carl SaganIf we ruin the earth, there is no place else to go.

—  Carl Sagan, 1934-1996, American astronomer

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Arthur ClarkeHow inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is quite clearly Ocean.

—  Arthur Clarke, 1917-2008, British Sci-Fi writer

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Marshall McLuhanThere are no passengers on Spaceship Earth. We are all crew.

—  Marshall McLuhan, 1911-1980, Canadian academic & media theorist

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Ralph Waldo EmersonThe earth laughs in flowers.

—  Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1884, American philosopher

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Samuel BeckettYou're on Earth. There's no cure for that.

—  Samuel Beckett, 1906-1989, Irish writer, Nobel 1969

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George SantayanaThe earth has music for those who listen.

—  George Santayana, 1863-1952, Spanish-American philosopher

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Kurt VonnegutWe're terrible animals. I think that the Earth's immune system is trying to get rid of us, as well it should.

—  Kurt Vonnegut, 1922-2007, American writer

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Walt WhitmanI say the whole earth and all the stars in the sky are for religion’s sake.

—  Walt Whitman, 1819-1892, American poet

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Giordano BrunoTo a body of infinite size there can be ascribed neither centre nor boundary... Thus the Earth no more than any other world is at the centre.

—  Giordano Bruno, 1548-1600, Italian monk & philosopher

Oliver W. Holmes Sr.The axis of the earth sticks out visibly through the center of each and every town or city.

—  Oliver W. Holmes Sr., 1809-1894, American writer

Rainer Maria RilkeIf we surrendered to earth’s intelligence we could rise up rooted, like trees.

—  Rainer Maria Rilke, 1875-1926, Czech-German poet

Terry PratchettThe world is a globe — the farther you sail, the closer to home you are.

—  Terry Pratchett, 1948-2015, British writer

Nikola TeslaWhen wireless is perfectly applied the whole earth will be converted into a huge brain, which in fact it is, all things being particles of a real and rhythmic whole. We shall be able to communicate with one another instantly, irrespective of distance.

—  Nikola Tesla, 1856-1943, Serbian-American inventor

Latin Quotes

LucretiusWhat once sprung from earth sinks back into the earth.

Cedit item retro, de terra quod fuit ante, in terras.

—  Lucretius, 98-55 BC, Roman poet

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Quotes in Verse

Louise GlückLike a child, the earth's going to sleep, or so the story goes.
But I'm not tired, it says.
And the mother says, You may not be tired but I'm tired.

—  Louise Glück, 1943-, American poet, Nobel 2020

Funny Quotes

Jean RostandHumanity is a disease of the earth. There are no humans on healthy planets.

—  Jean Rostand, 1894-1977, French scientist & philosopher

Ancient Greek

XenophanesEverything comes from earth and everything ends in earth.

Εκ γαίης γαρ πάντα και εις γην πάντα τελευτά.

—  Xenophanes, 570-480 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher

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EuripidesEarth breeds all and takes back all.

Άπαντα τίκτει χθών πάλιν τε και λαμβάνειν.

—  Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Antioppe

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Proverbs

American Indian proverbTo touch the earth is to have harmony with nature.

—  American Indian proverb ‐ Oglala Sioux

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American Indian proverbWe are made from Mother Earth and we go back to Mother Earth.

—  American Indian proverb ‐ Shenandoah

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