35 Earth Day Quotes That Remind Us to Cherish the Planet
Updated: Jul. 14, 2023Earth Day is on April 22—celebrate the day with these Earth Day quotes that remind us to take care of our beautiful planet
Celebrate Earth Day by sharing these powerful Earth Day quotes
April 22, 2023 is Earth Day, a day to not only celebrate our love of the natural world but to acknowledge our duty to take care of and protect it. A great way to spread awareness about the day itself, as well as environmental conservation, is to share powerful Earth Day quotes that remind people about the issues our planet faces. Feel free to share these Earth Day quotes capture the majesty, fragility and irreplaceability of our planet. Then, take this Earth Day quiz to test how well you know Earth.
“And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.”—Kahlil Gibran, writer
This is the difference between World Environment Day and Earth Day.
“Time spent among trees is never time wasted.”—Katrina Mayer, writer
Help make a difference with these reusable versions of things you use every day.
“Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need, but not every man’s greed.”—Mahatma Gandhi, lawyer, ethicist
Learn about the Earth’s littlest creatures that play a major role in the environment.
“Earth Day should encourage us to reflect on what we are doing to make our planet a more sustainable and livable place.”—Scott Peters, Congressman
“The wealth of the nation is its air, water, soil, forests, minerals, rivers, lakes, oceans, scenic beauty, wildlife habitats, and biodiversity.”—Gaylord Nelson, politician, environmentalist
“The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction.”—Rachel Carson, biologist, author
How many of these questions about Earth can you get right?
“An understanding of the natural world and what’s in it is a source of not only a great curiosity but great fulfillment.”—David Attenborough, historian
After reading these Earth Day quotes, bookmark these beautiful nature quotes.
“I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery—air, mountains, trees, people. I thought, ‘This is what it is to be happy.'”—Sylvia Plath, poet
“One of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between man and nature shall not be broken.”—Leo Tolstoy, writer
Read these gratitude quotes that remind us to be grateful each day.
“Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together; all things connect.”—Chief Seattle
These powerful photos show that the Earth still needs our help.
“The environment is where we all meet, where we all have a mutual interest; it is the one thing all of us share.”—Lady Bird Johnson, former First Lady
“To leave the world better than you found it, sometimes you have to pick up other people’s trash.”—Bill Nye, engineer and Science Guy
Bookmark these fall quotes that truly capture the beauty of the season.
“Dear old world, You are very lovely, and I am glad to be alive in you.”—Lucy Maud Montgomery, author
“There is a pleasure in the pathless woods. There is a rapture on the lonely shore. There is society, where none intrudes by the deep sea, and music in its roar. I love not man the less, but nature more.”—Lord Byron, poet
Since Earth Day is in April, these Earth Day quotes go perfectly with these spring quotes to celebrate the season.
“The earth will not continue to offer its harvest, except with faithful stewardship. We cannot say we love the land and then take steps to destroy it for use by future generations.”—Pope John Paul II
These Earth Day quotes are great—and so are these beautiful summer quotes.
“Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty.”—John Ruskin, art critic
Get a laugh with the funniest quotes of all time.
“A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people.”—Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd president of the United States
Check out these other quotes from U.S. presidents.
“Break clear away once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.”—John Muir, naturalist
