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title: "6 Tree Reason Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [“God can make a cow out of a tree, but has He ever done so? Therefore show some reason why a thing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-of-conches/god-can-make-a-cow-out-of-a-tree-but-has-he-ever-done-so-therefore/)

[William of Conches](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-of-conches/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eab/william-of-conches-59004_knowledge_god-can-make-a-cow-out-of-a-tree-but-has_235762.jpg)

> [If I were a tree, I would have no reason to love a human.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/if-i-were-a-tree-i-would-have-no-reason-to-love-a-human/)

[Maggie Stiefvater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-stiefvater/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/971/maggie-stiefvater-76_humans_if-i-were-a-tree-i-would-have-no-reason_549715.png)

> [ \[They say\] "We do not know how this is, but we know that God can do it." You poor fools! God can… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-of-conches/they-say-we-do-not-know-how-this-is-but-we-know-that-god-can-do-it/)

[William of Conches](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-of-conches/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de0/william-of-conches-59004_can-do_they-say-we-do-not-know-how-this-is-but_566469.jpg)

> [If a painting of a tree was only the exact representation of the original, so that it looked just like the tree,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/calvin-coolidge/if-a-painting-of-a-tree-was-only-the-exact-representation-of-the/)

[Calvin Coolidge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/calvin-coolidge/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d61/calvin-coolidge-764_character_if-a-painting-of-a-tree-was-only-the-exa_1468270.jpg)

> [“Never climb the tree with the reason of plucking a fruit; only to get there and pick a leaf. Let everything you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/israelmore-ayivor/never-climb-the-tree-with-the-reason-of-plucking-a-fruit-only-to-get/)

[Israelmore Ayivor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/israelmore-ayivor/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b7/israelmore-ayivor-79_climb_never-climb-the-tree-with-the-reason-of_2204742.jpg)

> [“One tree isn’t more important than the entire forest, Joe. You taught me that. Remember? Political pruning. (Syd) Yeah, but every forest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherrilyn-kenyon/one-tree-isn-t-more-important-than-the-entire-forest-joe-you-taught/)

[Sherrilyn Kenyon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherrilyn-kenyon/)

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