It is the man who can think of no alternative to his enslavement who is truly a slave.

I'd rather rely on mother nature's wisdom than man's cleverness

If we are serious about peace, then we must work for it as ardently, seriously, continuously, carefully, and bravely as we have ever prepared for war.

They learned to have a very high opinion of God and a very low opinion of His works—although they could tell you that this world had been made by God Himself. What they didn’t see was that it is beautiful, and that some of the greatest beauties are the briefest.

Corn and bean people, I'm afraid, have extremely specialized minds.

At home the great delight is to see the clover and grass now growing on places that were bare when we came. These small healings of the ground are my model accomplishment-everything else I do must aspire to that. While I was at that work the world gained with every move I made, and I harmed nothing.

We can make ourselves whole only by accepting our partiality, by living within our limits, by being humans not by trying to be gods.