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There is enough in the world for everyone's need, but not enough for everyone's greed.
There is enough in the world for everyone's need, but not enough for everyone's greed.
Aim at heaven and you get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither.
Aim at heaven and you get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither.
Our earth is but a small star in a great universe. Yet of it we can make, if we choose, read more
Our earth is but a small star in a great universe. Yet of it we can make, if we choose, a planet unvexed by war, untroubled by hunger or fear, undivided by senseless distinctions of race, color or theory.
We are, perhaps, uniquely among the earth's creatures, the worrying animal. We worry away our lives, fearing the future, discontent read more
We are, perhaps, uniquely among the earth's creatures, the worrying animal. We worry away our lives, fearing the future, discontent with the present, unable to take in the idea of dying, unable to sit still.
I don't know if there are men on the moon, but if there are they must be using the earth read more
I don't know if there are men on the moon, but if there are they must be using the earth as their lunatic asylum.
Man makes a great fuss about this planet which is only a ballbearing in the hub of the universe.
Man makes a great fuss about this planet which is only a ballbearing in the hub of the universe.
I conjure you, my brethren, to remain faithful to earth, and do not believe those who speak unto you of read more
I conjure you, my brethren, to remain faithful to earth, and do not believe those who speak unto you of superterrestrial hopes! Poisoners they are, whether they know it or not.
There is enough for all. The earth is a generous mother; she will provide in plentiful abundance food for all read more
There is enough for all. The earth is a generous mother; she will provide in plentiful abundance food for all her children if they will but cultivate her soil in justice and in peace.
The surface of the Earth is the shore of the cosmic ocean. From it we have learned most of what read more
The surface of the Earth is the shore of the cosmic ocean. From it we have learned most of what we know. Recently, we have waded a little out to sea, enough to dampen our toes or, at most, wet our ankles. The water seems inviting. The ocean calls. So