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    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

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The earth is the Lord's fullness thereof: this is no longer a hollow dictum of religion, but a directive for read more

The earth is the Lord's fullness thereof: this is no longer a hollow dictum of religion, but a directive for economic action toward human brotherhood.

by Lewis Mumford Found in: Earth Quotes,
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The church says that the Earth is flat, but I have seen the
shadow on the moon and I read more

The church says that the Earth is flat, but I have seen the
shadow on the moon and I have more faith in the shadow than in
the church.

by Unknown Found in: Earth Quotes,
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The earth, that is sufficient, I do not want the constellations any nearer, I know they are very well where read more

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.

by Walt Whitman Found in: Earth Quotes,
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The earth is given as a common for men to labor and live in.

The earth is given as a common for men to labor and live in.

by Thomas Jefferson Found in: Earth Quotes,
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Atoms for peace. Man is still the greatest miracle and the greatest problem on this earth.

Atoms for peace. Man is still the greatest miracle and the greatest problem on this earth.

by David Sarnoff Found in: Earth Quotes,
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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.

by Stephen Vincent Benet Found in: Earth Quotes,
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Earth is but the frozen echo of the silent voice of God.

Earth is but the frozen echo of the silent voice of God.

by Samuel M. Hageman Found in: Earth Quotes,
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How far must suffering and misery go before we see that even in the day of vast cities and powerful read more

How far must suffering and misery go before we see that even in the day of vast cities and powerful machines, the good earth is our mother and that if we destroy her, we destroy ourselves?

by Paul Bigelow Sears Found in: Earth Quotes,
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A lake is the landscape's most beautiful and expressive feature. It is earth's eye; looking into which the beholder measures read more

A lake is the landscape's most beautiful and expressive feature. It is earth's eye; looking into which the beholder measures the depth of his own nature.

by Henry David Thoreau Found in: Earth Quotes,
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