"By polluting clear water with slime you will never find good drinking water." ― Aeschylus Topic(s): Environmental Tags: clear, polluting, water More From Aeschylus "It is best for the wise man not to seem wise." "Wisdom comes alone through suffering." "Call no man happy till he is dead." More In Environmental "My entry into the environmental arena was through the issue that so dramatically – and destructively – demonstrates the link between science and social action: nuclear weapons."― Barry Commoner "The modern assault on the environment began about 50 years ago, during and immediately after World War II."― Barry Commoner "Nature is not simply a technical or economical resource, and human beings are not mere numbers. To suggest that one can somehow align all the squabbling institutions of science, environmental management, government and diplomacy in an alliance of convenience to regulate the global climate seems to me optimistic."― James Buchan