Tree Quotes

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When a man plants a tree, he plants himself. — John Muir
The cultivation of trees is the cultivation of the good, the beautiful and the ennobling in man. — Julius Sterling Morton
To exist as a nation, to prosper as a state, and to live as a people, we must have trees. — Theodore Roosevelt
Any fool can destroy trees. They cannot run away; and if they could, they would still be destroyed,-chased and hunted down as long as fun… — John Muir
Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. — John Muir
It took more than three thousand years to make some of the trees in these western woods ... Through all the wonderful, eventful centuries since… — John Muir
Between every two pine trees there is a door leading to a new way of life. — John Muir
We are now in the mountains and they are in us, kindling enthusiasm, making every nerve quiver, filling every pore and cell of us. Our… — John Muir
Few are altogether deaf to the preaching of pine trees. Their sermons on the mountains go to our hearts; and if people in general could… — John Muir
I first saw the site for Disneyland back in 1953, In those days it was all flat land - no rivers, no mountains, no castles… — Walt Disney
I was a few miles south of Louisville when I planned my journey. I spread out my map under a tree and made up my… — John Muir
Wilderness is not only a haven for native plants and animals but it is also a refuge from society. Its a place to go to… — John Muir
I feel most emphatically that we should not turn into shingles a tree which was old when the first Egyptian conqueror penetrated to the valley… — Theodore Roosevelt
Final installment of Things More Fun Than Reading the Sarah Palin Memoir: Driving into a tree, microwaving your head, and getting stabbed in the eye… — David Letterman
Another glorious Sierra day in which one seems to be dissolved and absorbed and sent pulsing onward we know not where. Life seems neither long… — John Muir
The batÂtle we have fought, and are still fightÂing for the forests is a part of the eterÂnal conÂflict between right and wrong, and we… — John Muir
In the beauty and grandeur of individual trees, and in number and variety of species, the Sierra forests surpass all others — John Muir
The little owls call to each other with tremulous, quavering voices throughout the livelong night, as they sit in the creaking trees. — Theodore Roosevelt
Outward beauty is a true sign of inner goodness. This loveliness, indeed, is impressed upon the body in varying degrees as a token by which… — Baldassare Castiglione
Contrary to what you may assume, I am not a pessimist but an indifferentist- that is, I don't make the mistake of thinking that the...… — H P Lovecraft

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