Let us go over, and sit in the shade of the trees.

Train up a fig tree in the way it should go, and when you are old sit under the shade of it.

— Charles Dickens

“There's a special kind of man who plants a tree when he knows he'll move on before it's big enough for him to sit…

— Sandra Dallas

To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment.

— Jane Austen

“Smart people that like good health spend several hours outdoors daily in the shade of trees.”

— Steven Magee

A man has made at least a start on discovering the meaning of human life when he plants shade trees under which he knows…

— D. Elton Trueblood

Let us cross over the river and rest under the shade of the trees.

— Anonymous

“Let there be learning, even under the shade of trees.”

— Hillary Rodham Clinton

“Let us cross over the river, and rest in the shade of the trees.”

— Thomas Jackson

The tree can teach you forbearance and tolerance. It offers shade to all, irrespective of age, sex or religion, nationality or status. It helps…

— Anonymous

God planted the seeds of all the trees," continued Hetty, after a moment's pause, "and you see to what a height and shade they…

— Anonymous

All finite things reveal infinitude: The mountain with its singular bright shade Like the blue shine on freshly frozen snow, The after-light upon ice-burdened…

— Theodore Roethke

There are those who say that trees shade the garden too much, and interfere with the growth of the vegetables. There may be something…

— Charles Dudley Warner

Died of wounds inflicted in error by his own troops at the battle of Chancellorsville during the US Civil War. Let us cross over…

— Stonewall Jackson

Sometimes leadership is planting trees under whose shade you'll never sit. It may not happen fully till after I'm gone. But I know that…

— Jennifer Granholm

I dislike the thought that some animal has been made miserable to feed me. If I am going to eat meat, I want it…

— Wendell Berry