Martin Heidegger Quotes

Man is not the lord of beings. Man is the shepherd of Being.

Nature has a way of giving back. And we can never go against it.

I see the entire world as Eden, and every time you take an inch of it away, you must do so with respect.

The bee collects honey from flowers in such a way as to do the least damage or destruction to them, and he leaves them whole, undamaged and fresh, just as he found them.

I am two with nature.

Elves live in harmony with the world, and I try to do that.

We are eternally linked not just to each other but our environment.

You can grow without destroying the things that you love.

There exists everywhere a medium in things, determined by equilibrium.

Humans are vulnerable and rely on the kindnesses of the earth and the sun; we exist together in a sacred field of meaning.

What's natural and right is to go with the energy of how it all has to work together. What's natural and right is interconnectedness, not individualism. What is natural and right is respect for the system, not killing the system. What's natural and right is love.

We talk of our mastery of nature, which sounds very grand; but the fact is we respectfully adapt ourselves, first, to her ways.

Ignorant people see life as either existence or non-existence, but wise men see it beyond both existence and non-existence to something that transcends them both; this is an observation of the Middle Way.

All things that are, are ours. But we must care. For if we do not care, we do not exist. If we do not exist, then there is nothing but blind oblivion. And even oblivion must end someday. Lord, will you grant me just a little time? For the proper balance of things. To return what was given. For the sake of prisoners and the flight of birds. Death took a step backwards. It was impossible to read expression in azrael's features. Death glanced sideways at the servants. Lord, what can the harvest hope for, if not for the care of the reaper man?

Nature does require her times of preservation.

Being is. Being is in-itself. Being is what it is.

Humans merely share the earth. We can only protect the land, not own it.

I saw science as being in harmony with humanity.

I think the dual existence thing is a regular pastime for all human beings, and for that matter anything in this universe.

We are not special. We are not crap or trash, either. We just are. We just are, and what happens just happens.

Language is the house of the truth of Being.

The unnatural, that too is natural.

Recognition of function always precedes recognition of being.

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.

Maybe it's because I look into the future professionally, but I see great possibilities for both humanity and our planet. I don't believe the thriving of one has to come at the expense of the other, and I'm deeply concerned to find out whether other people do think that.