Kudos, again, to Care2 - for finding and posting THE quote most here will definitely adhere to indeed:

"Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees."

- Revelation 7:3

Strive to give back to your environment, each day

as much as your environment gives you daily sustenance.

- Luciano Pimentel

(probably paraphrasing somebody, somewhere - but I'm still willing to take the credit, if you are too!)

God is the power of first cause, nature is the law, and matter is the subject acted upon -- Thomas Paine

See, now - that wasn't too paine-ful to admit...!

Instead of a quote - a whole tome full of them, that I heartily recommend:

check it out here