Deny Quote by Augustus William Hare

The leaves of the trees are like the thoughts of the men: Some are bright, some dark; some fresh, some rotten; some healthy, some…

— Mehmet Murat Ildan

What the trees can do handsomely-greening and flowering, fading and then the falling of leaves-human beings cannot do with dignity, let alone without pain.

— Martha Gellhorn

“He was among trees then, spring trees tender with the new matchless green of young leaves, and a clear sun dappling them; summer trees…

— Susan Cooper

Many a genius has been slow of growth. Oaks that flourish for a thousand years do not spring up into beauty like a reed.

— George Henry Lewes

I had always found comfort in the leaves, in their silence. They were like a parchment that holds words of wisdom. Simply holding them…

— Silas House

The leaf of every tree brings a message from the unseen world. Look, every falling leaf is a blessing.

— Rumi

“When we long for life without difficulty, remind us that oaks grow strong under contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure.”

— Peter Marshall

“Maybe all the trees were God.--A Parchment of Leaves”

— Silas House

“Soon the trees affected not only her mood but her understanding. Each year a trunk put on a new ring of growth, and within…

— Shannon Hale

“He'd grown unused to woods like this. He'd become accustomed to the Northwest, evergreen and shaded dark. Here he was surrounded by soft leaves,…

— Michael Montoure

Plants are the young of the world, vessels of health and vigor; but they grope ever upward towards consciousness; the trees are imperfect men,…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

The leaves had fallen from the trees and lay crisp and crackling beneath his feet. Picking one up he marveled, not for the first…

— Louise Penny