Oak Quotes

201 quotes by 169 authors

It is progress when a centuries-old oak is cut down to give space for a road sign. — Thor Heyerdahl
Then here 's to the oak, the brave old oak, Who stands in his pride alone! And still flourish he a hale green tree When… — Unknown Author
Much can they praise the trees so straight and high, The sailing pine,the cedar proud and tall, The vine-prop elm, the poplar never dry, The… — Edmund Spenser
This oak tree and me, we're made of the same stuff. — Carl Sagan
When I was asked to do something good, I often say yes, I'll try, yes, I'll do my best. And part of that is believing,… — Maya Angelou
What makes the strength of the soldier isn't the energy he uses trying to intimidate the other guy by sending him a whole lot of… — Muriel Barbery
We say of the oak, How grand of girth! Of the willow we say, How slender! And yet to the soft grass clothing the earth… — Edgar Fawcett
I got a burlap sack, put a brick in the middle, and filled it with rags, corncobs, some Spanish moss, and sand. I hung that… — Joe Frazier
Surely oak and threefold brass surrounded his heart who first trusted a frail vessel to the merciless ocean. — Horace
As naturally as the oak bears an acorn and the vine a gourd, man bears a poem, either spoken or done. — Henry David Thoreau
The tallest oak tree once was an acorn that any pig could have swallowed. — Arthur Schopenhauer
Embryos turn into babies; buds turn into blossoms; acorns turn into oak trees. The same programming that exists in them exists in each of us… — Marianne Williamson
Thirty-six years after coming to America, the man once known by fellow bodyÂbuilders as the Austrian Oak was elected governor of California, the seventh largest… — Arnold Schwarzenegger
I trust and believe that this College, this seed that we have sown, will grow to shelter and nurture generations who may add most notably… — Winston Churchill
I can see in the acorn the oak tree. I see the growth, the rebuilding, the restoring. I see that is the American psyche. There… — Maya Angelou
Since my stroke, I have begun to see so many miracles all around me. I look out of the window in my room: verdant grass,… — Kirk Douglas
Every oak tree started out as a couple of nuts who stood their ground. — Henry David Thoreau
The mind has grown to its present state of consciousness as an acorn grows into an oak, or as saurians developed into mammals. — Carl Jung
Gabby Giffords deserves a vote. The families of Newtown deserve a vote. The families of Aurora deserve a vote. The families of Oak Creek, and… — Barack Obama
An oak and a reed were arguing about their strength. When a strong wind came up, the reed avoided being uprooted by bending and leaning… — Aesop

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