Tree Quotes

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We are the same as plants, as trees, as other people, as the rain that falls. We consist of that which is around us, we… — Gautama Buddha
My grandfather was a giant of a man ... When he walked, the earth shook. When he laughed, the birds fell out of the trees.… — Eth Clifford
Garden writing is often very tame, a real waste when you think how opinionated, inquisitive, irreverent and lascivious gardeners themselves tend to be. Nobody talks… — Ketzel Levine
I am as wrapped up in her as a vine that clings to a tree seeking for sustenance. She's tied me to her for eternity.… — Colleen Houck
Judge of a tree by its fruit, not by its leaves. — Periander
The worldly comforts are not for me. I am like a traveler, who takes rest under a tree in the shade and then goes on… — Muhammad
Temperance is a tree which as for its root very little contentment, and for its fruit calm and peace. — Gautama Buddha
Life does not come with instructions on how to live, but it does come with trees, sunsets, smiles and laughter, so enjoy your day. — Debbie Shapiro
When you see the trees swaying to the tune of a gentle breeze... think of it as a dance in your honor. — Marjolein Bastin
Mother loved the wind. When I was growing up, she would recite this poem to me. Who has seen the wind? Neither you nor I,… — Alice Steinbach
Some young folks have wind-fall minds, prematurely detached from the tree of knowledge for a life-long sourness and pettiness. — George Iles
If you sleep, Desire grows in you Like a vine in the forest. Like a monkey in the forest You jump from tree to tree,… — Gautama Buddha
I don't think anyone 'finds' joy. Rather, we cultivate it by searching for the preciousness of small things, the ordinary miracles, that strengthen our hearts… — Dawna Markova
Watering the flowers and the trees, whispering to them, talking to them. Then, they will grow to be more bright and luxuriant. — Gautama Buddha
The gods created certain kinds of beings to replenish our bodies... they are the trees and the plants and the seeds. — Plato
Trees bend low with ripened fruit; clouds hang down with gentle rain; noble people bow graciously. This is the way of generous things. — Bhartrhari
Just as a tree, though cut down, sprouts up again if its roots remain uncut and firm, even so, until the craving that lies dormant… — Gautama Buddha
I found everything so remote but, at the same time, familiar when I occasionally looked into the mountains, rocks, pine trees and plums depicted in… — Zhang Xiaogang
It's promising and seductive, that huge Italian family, sitting around the dinner table, surrounded by olive trees. But it's not my family and I am… — Gabrielle Hamilton
People donâ€™t fear the wind until it fells a tree. Then, they say itâ€™s too much. — Sefi Atta

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