95 Earth Day Quotes To Save The Environment & Planet

Looking for inspirational quotes on Earth Day? We have rounded up the best collection of Earth day quotes, sayings, captions, status, slogan, poster, (with images and pictures) to inspire you to take care of the environment and make our earth a healthier and happier place to live in.

Also See: Awareness Quotes

When Is Earth Day Celebrated?

Earth Day is celebrated on April 22 every year. Billions of people celebrate this day to protect our planet from deforestation, global warming, pollution, etc.

People take part on this day by planting trees, collecting thrash from the streets and making signboards with positive slogans on reusing and recycling things.

Also See: Global Warming Quotes

Earth Day was first celebrated in 1970, when a Senator from Wisconsin, a state in the United States, organized a demonstration to raise awareness about environmental problems. By 1990, Earth Day was celebrated across 140 countries in the world.

Also See: Mother Nature Quotes

The theme of Earth Day, April 22, 2022 is Invest In Our Planet – because a green future is a flourishing future. We all should be aware and conscious of the need to protect Earth’s natural resources for future generations.

These meaningful quotes are divided in these sections:-

  • Famous Earth Day Quotes
  • Happy Earth Day Quotes And Wishes
  • Best Earth Day Captions

If you like these famous quotes about Earth Day, then also check our collection on landscape quotes and recycling quotes to save the environment, our mother Earth and make a good place for all to live in.

Famous Earth Day Quotes

  1. “The Earth is what we all have in common.” — Wendell Berry

  2. “Time spent among trees is never time wasted.” — Anonymous


  3. “He that plants trees loves others besides himself.” — Thomas Fuller                                               

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    quotes earth day

  4. “The Earth is a fine place and worth fighting for.” — Ernest Hemingway                                             

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    earth day quotes

  5. “In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.” — John Muir                                                                                                                                                                 

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    quotes about earth day

  6. “Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty.” — John Ruskin


  7. “Man is still the greatest miracle and the greatest problem on this Earth.” — Unknown


  8. “The proper use of science is not to conquer nature but to live in it.” — Barry Commoner


  9. “Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” — Albert Einstein                                                                                                                                                       

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    happy earth day quotes

  10. “What’s the use of a fine house if you haven’t got a tolerable planet to put it on.” — Henry David Thoreau


  11. “Nothing is more beautiful than the loveliness of the woods before sunrise.” —George Washington Carver


  12. “I only feel angry when I see waste. When I see people throwing away things we could use.” — Mother Teresa


  13. “One of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between man and nature shall not be broken.” — Leo Tolstoy


  14. “The only disease of the Earth is humans. Unfortunately, it is the only cure as well. Happy Earth Day!” — Unknown                                                                                                       

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    quotations for earth day

  15. “To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug.” — Helen Keller


  16. “We have forgotten how to be good guests, how to walk lightly on the earth as its other creatures do.” — Barbara Ward


  17. “Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries.” — Jimmy Carter


  18. “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                                               

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    quotes for earth day

  19. “Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” — George Bernard Shaw


  20. “A true conservationist is a man who knows that the world is not given by his fathers, but borrowed from his children.” — John James Audubon


  21. “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


  22. “Environmentally friendly cars will soon cease to be an option … they will become a necessity.” —Fujio Cho, Honorary Chairman of Toyota Motors


  23. “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” — Margaret Mead


  24. “Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the Earth.” —Henry David Thoreau


  25. “Keep close to Nature’s heart… and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.” — John Muir


  26. “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


  27. “Away, away, from men and towns, To the wild wood and the downs, — To the silent wilderness, Where the soul need not repress its music.” — Percy Bysshe Shelley


  28. “The ultimate test of man’s conscience may be his willingness to sacrifice something today for future generations whose words of thanks will not be heard.” — Gaylord Nelson


  29. “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


  30. “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.” — John Paul II


  31. “Earth care, as it turns out, is really about self-care and other-care. What we design today impacts how we live tomorrow. For better or for worse, it impacts far into upcoming generations.” — L.L. Barkat


  32. “You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference and you have to decide what kind of a difference you want to make.” — Jane Goodall


  33. “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


  34. “Our goal is not just an environment of clean air and water and scenic beauty. The objective is an environment of decency, and mutual respect for all other human beings and all other living creatures.” – Gaylord Nelson


  35. “As I walk with Beauty As I walk, as I walk, The universe is walking with me, In beauty it walks before me, In beauty it walks behind me, In beauty it walks below me, In beauty it walks above me, Beauty is on every side. —Traditional Navajo Prayer


  36. “It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement; the greatest source of visual beauty; the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living.” — David Attenborough


  37. “Nature never hurries: atom by atom, little by little, she achieves her work. The lesson one learns from yachting or planting is the manners of Nature; patience with the delays of wind and sun, delays of the seasons, bad weather, excess or lack of water.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson


  38. “Until a man duplicates a blade of grass, nature can laugh at his so-called scientific knowledge. Remedies from chemicals will never stand in favorable comparison with the products of nature, the living cell of a plant, the final result of the rays of the sun, the mother of all life.” – Thomas Edison


  39. “Here is your country. Cherish these natural wonders, cherish the natural resources, cherish the history and romance as a sacred heritage, for your children and your children’s children. Do not let selfish men or greedy interests skin your country of its beauty, its riches or its romance.” — Theodore Roosevelt


  40. “We need the tonic of wildness—to wade sometimes in marshes where the bittern and the meadow-hen lurk, and hear the booming of the snipe; to smell the whispering sedge where only some wilder and more solitary fowl builds her nest, and the mink crawls with its belly close to the ground.” — Henry David Thoreau

Happy Earth Day Quotes And Slogans

  1. “Love the Earth as you would love yourself.” – John Denver                                                         

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    happy earth day quotes images

  2. “When we honor the Earth we honor ourselves.” – L.M. Wilde                                                 

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    earth day quotes images

  3. “Make every day Earth day. Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. Happy Earth Day!”


  4. “Go green and make our Earth a beautiful place to live. Happy Earth Day!”                                                     

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    earth day quotes posters

  5. “Mother earth is a living organism too. Love, honor and respect her. Earth Day, April 22!”                                                                                                                                                           

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    Earth Day Quotes Pictures

  6. “All my life through, the new sights of nature made me rejoice like a child. Happy Earth Day!”


  7. “Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither.” – C.S. Lewis


  8. “Dear old world…You are very lovely, And I am glad to be alive in you.” – Lucy Maud Montgomery


  9. “When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.” – John Muir


  10. “It’s Earth day. I wonder if we can plant more trees than people for a change?” – Stanley Victor Paskavich


  11. “Every day is Earth Day, and I vote we start investing in a secure climate future right now.” – Jackie Speier


  12. “To leave the world better than you found it, sometimes you have to pick up other people’s trash.” – Bill Nye


  13. “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.” – Psalm 19:1 (Bible Verses)


  14. “Happy International Earth Day. Lets come together to make our planet greener and healthier.” – Unknown


  15. “It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can only do little. Do what you can.” – Sydney Smith


  16. “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” – Dr. Seuss, The Lorax


  17. “The wide world is all about you: you can fence yourselves in, but you cannot forever fence it out.” – J.R.R. Tolkien


  18. “Do something. Pay your rent for the privilege of living on this beautiful, blue-green, living Earth.” – Dave Foreman


  19. “Stop fighting about who created the world and start fighting against the people who are trying to destroy it!” – Unknown


  20. “Let us permit nature to have her way. She understands her business better than we do.” – Michel de Montaigne


  21. “Happy Earth Day to one of the most beautiful creations on this Earth. Let’s do our bit and save it for tomorrow.”


  22. “Recycle. Donate things you don’t want any more. Try Reusable bags. Turn food scarps into compost. Turn things off.” – Unknown


  23. “Now I see the secret of making the best person: it is to grow in the open air and to eat and sleep with the earth.” – Walt Whitman


  24. “Earth Day should encourage us to reflect on what we are doing to make our planet a more sustainable and livable place.” – Scott Peters


  25. “Earth day is a day designed to inspire environmental awareness and appreciation. The beauty of the Earth matches the beauty in.” – Unknown


  26. “We have one planet to call our own. Let’s make each day Earth day. After all, we have to honor and respect the Earth. It’s our only home.” – Unknown


  27. “Earth rejoices our words, breathing and peaceful steps. Let every breath, every word and every step make the mother earth proud of us.” – Amit Ray


  28. “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


  29. “The environment and the economy are really both two sides of the same coin. If we cannot sustain the environment we cannot sustain ourselves.” – Wangari Maathai


  30. “It is our responsibility to take care of planet Earth. It is our responsibility to handover Mother Earth in a healthier shape to our coming generation. Let us work to make it a better place. Happy Earth Day!” –  Unknown

Short Earth Day Captions For Instagram

  1. “Save the planet.”

  2. “Going green is the new pink.”


  3. “Don’t be trashy, save the planet!”


  4. “Vegan: it turns a planet good.” — Unknown


  5. “Earth laughs in flowers.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson


  6. “Be the change you wish to see in this world.” — Gandhi


  7. “The good man is the friend of all living things.” — Gandhi


  8. “Where flowers bloom, so does hope.” — Lady Bird Johnson


  9. “One planet, one future. Let’s protect our Earth.” – Unknown


  10. “I believe in God, only I spell it Nature.” – Frank Lloyd Wright


  11. “Save the Earth, it’s our only source of chocolate!” – Anonymous


  12. “The earth has music for those who listen.” – William Shakespeare


  13. “Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson


  14. “On Earth there is no heaven, but there are pieces of it.” – Jules Renard


  15. “This world is but a canvas to our imagination.” – Henry David Thoreau


  16. “When the well’s dry, we know the worth of water.” – Benjamin Franklin


  17. “Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson


  18. “Teach us to walk the soft Earth as relatives to all that live.” – Sioux Prayer


  19. “The Earth does not belong to man. Man belongs to the Earth.” – Unknown


  20. “Today I have grown taller from walking with the trees.” – Karle Wilson Baker


  21. “Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty.” – John Ruskin


  22. “This is what you shall do; love the Earth and sun and the animals..” – Walt Whitman


  23. “The ocean is everything I want to be. Beautiful, mysterious, wild and free.” – Unknown


  24. “Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need, but not every man’s greed.” – Gandhi


  25. “We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.” – Native American Proverb

 

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