Quote#Wisdom
The oldest task in human history: to live on a piece of land without…
Quote byAldo Leopold · 1887–1948
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "Engineering and Conservation" [1938]; Published in The River of the Mother of God and Other Essays by Aldo Leopold, Susan L. Flader and J. Baird Callicott (eds.) 1991, p. 254..
English (original)
The oldest task in human history: to live on a piece of land without spoiling it.
— Aldo Leopold
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