Tree Quotes
4223 quotes by 2421 authors
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Orpheus with his lute made trees, And the mountain tops that freeze, Bow themselves, when he did sing; To his music, plants and flowers Ever…
— William Shakespeare
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Some say that happiness is not good for mortals, & they ought to be answered that sorrow is not fit for immortals & is utterly…
— William Blake
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God, make me brave for life: oh, braver than this. Let me straighten after pain, As a tree straightens after the rain, Shining and lovely…
— Grace Noll Crowell
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Is there a home, a home for me? Where the people stay until eternity? Is there a road that winds up, underneath the big green…
— Stan Ridgway
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The trees and plants show respect for each other by the way they live in harmony. This also applies to the animal kingdom.
— Masaru Emoto
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Our responsibility as Christians makes us tremble. The northern hemisphere, the developed area of the world, the 20% who possess 80% of the world's resources,…
— Hélder Câmara
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The old Catholic church traditions are worth more than all you have said. Here is a principle of logic that most men have no more…
— Joseph Smith, Jr.
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As long as we are alive, we feel fear. It is an intrinsic part of our makeup, as natural as a bitter cold winter day…
— Tara Brach
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All about us, in earth and air, wherever the eye or ear can reach, there is a power ever breathing itself forth in signs, now…
— George MacDonald
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From the east to the west blow the trumpet to arms! Through the land let the sound of it flee; Let the far and the…
— Thomas Paine
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Heaven above was blue, and earth beneath was green; the river glistened like a path of diamonds in the sun; the birds poured forth their…
— Charles Dickens
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The moods of a river change from hour to hour and day to day. It can be still and serene as a glassy mirror, reflecting…
— Ernie Lyons
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As each tree falls so does the earth's ability to heal itself and to adapt to the effects of our changing climate
— Hilary Benn
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Trees are your best antiques
— Alexander Smith
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We celebrate the cherry tree not for its efficiency but for its effectiveness - and for its beauty. Its materials are in constant flow, and…
— William McDonough
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No man manages his affairs as well as a tree does
— George Bernard Shaw
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I see trees of green, red roses too. I see them bloom for me and you. And I think to myself what a wonderful world.…
— Louis Armstrong
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How oft a summer shower has started me; to seek the shelter of a hollow tree
— John Clare
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At first I thought I was fighting to save rubber trees, then I thought I was fighting to save the Amazon rain forest. Now I…
— Chico Mendes
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The diligent farmer plants trees, of which he himself will never see the fruit.
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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