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Prudence never kindled a fire in the human mind; I have no hope for conservation born of fear.

Prudence never kindled a fire in the human mind; I have no hope for conservation born of fear.

Aldo Leopold

Fire, Mind, Conservation

Aldo Leopold (2013). “Aldo Leopold: A Sand County Almanac & Other Writings on Conservation and Ecology: (Library of America #238)”, p.572, Library of America

That dark laboratory we call the soil.

Aldo Leopold

Dark, Soil, Laboratory

Aldo Leopold (2013). “Aldo Leopold: A Sand County Almanac & Other Writings on Conservation and Ecology: (Library of America #238)”, p.112, Library of America

The sweetest hunts are stolen. To steal a hunt, either go far into the wilderness where no one has been, or else find some undiscovered place under everybody's nose

Aldo Leopold

Noses, Wilderness, Stealing

Aldo Leopold (1968). “A Sand County Almanac: And Sketches Here and There”, p.57, Oxford University Press

Wilderness, then, assumes unexpected importance as a laboratory for the study of land - health.

Aldo Leopold

Land, Unexpected, Study

Aldo Leopold (1968). “A Sand County Almanac: And Sketches Here and There”, p.172, Oxford University Press

The art of land doctoring is being practiced with vigor, but the science of land health is yet to be born.

Aldo Leopold

Art, Land, Vigor

Aldo Leopold (2013). “Aldo Leopold: A Sand County Almanac & Other Writings on Conservation and Ecology: (Library of America #238)”, p.230, Library of America

The land-relation is still strictly economic, entailing privileges but not obligations

Aldo Leopold

Land, Privilege, Economic

Aldo Leopold (1992). “The River of the Mother of God: and other Essays by Aldo Leopold”, p.182, Univ of Wisconsin Press

Keeping records enhances the pleasure of the search and the chance of finding order and meaning in these events.

Aldo Leopold

Order, Events, Records

There are men charged with the duty of examining the construction of the plants, animals, and soils which are the instruments of the great orchestra. These men are called professors. Each selects one instrument and spends his life taking it apart and describing its strings and sounding boards. This process of dismemberment is called research. The place for dismemberment is called a university.

Aldo Leopold

Animal, Men, Boards

Aldo Leopold (2013). “Aldo Leopold: A Sand County Almanac & Other Writings on Conservation and Ecology: (Library of America #238)”, p.188, Library of America

What a dull world if we knew all about geese!

Aldo Leopold

World, Dull, Geese

Aldo Leopold (1968). “A Sand County Almanac: And Sketches Here and There”, p.25, Oxford University Press

Wildlife administration, in this respect, is not yet a profession.

Aldo Leopold

Administration, Wildlife, Profession

Aldo Leopold (1992). “The River of the Mother of God: and other Essays by Aldo Leopold”, p.246, Univ of Wisconsin Press

The worthiness of any cause is not measured by its clean record, but by its readiness to see the blots when they are pointed out, and to change its mind.

Aldo Leopold

Mind, Causes, Records

Aldo Leopold (1992). “The River of the Mother of God: and other Essays by Aldo Leopold”, p.168, Univ of Wisconsin Press