“You are not obligated to finish the work, but neither may you desist from it.”

- Rabbi Tarfon, Jewish Tradition

“It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching.”

- St. Francis of Assisi, Christian Tradition

“Air is the Teacher. Water is the Father. And Earth is the Great Mother of All.”

- Guru Nanak, Sikh Tradition

“However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act upon them?”

- Siddhartha Gautama, Buddhist Tradition

"The believer is like a bee which eats that which is pure and wholesome and lays that which is pure and wholesome. When it lands on something it does not break or ruin it."

- Prophet Muhammad, Muslim Tradition

"A man is seated on top of a tree in the midst of a burning forest. He sees all living beings perish. But he doesn't realize that the same fate is soon to overtake him also."

- Mahavira, Jain Tradition

"Mother Bhumi (Mother Earth), may whatever I dig from you grow back again quickly, and may we not injure you by our labor."

- Atharva Veda, Hindu Tradition

"Mother Earth is not a resource, she is an heirloom."

- David Ipina, Yurok Tradition

"Love of God, love of neighbor, and the demands of stewardship are more than enough reason for Evangelical Christians to respond to the climate change problem with moral passion and concrete action."

- Statement of the Evangelical Climate Initiative, Christian Tradition

"The future belongs to righteous justice and compassionate love, to a culture of solidarity and respect for the integrity of creation."

- Patriarch Bartholomew, Christian Tradition

"With our thoughts we make the world."

- Thich Nhat Hanh, Buddhist Tradition

"Tend to the oak if you would live under it."

- Egil's Saga, Pagan Tradition

"Take from this world only to the measure of your needs, and forego that which exceedeth them."

- Baha'u'llah, Baha'i Tradition