Wonder and humility are wholesome emotions, and they do not exist side by side with a lust for destruction.
Meaning
In her 1952 John Burroughs Medal speech, Carson linked a scientist's curiosity to restraint toward nature. Wonder makes us careful. Try spending ten unhurried minutes observing one living thing, like a tree or a bird, and notice how it changes what you want to protect.
Source: Speech accepting the John Burroughs Medal (1952)
About the author
American marine biologist and writer whose book Silent Spring (1962) helped launch the modern environmental movement.
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