Tree Quotes

4223 quotes by 2421 authors

Sensing us, the trees tremble in their sleep, The living leaves recoil before our fires, Baring to us war-charred and broken branches, And seeing theirs,… — Kathleen Raine
You can live for years next door to a big pine tree, honored to have so venerable a neighbor, even when it sheds needles all… — Denise Levertov
There are those who say that trees shade the garden too much, and interfere with the growth of the vegetables. There may be something in… — Charles Dudley Warner
Oh to be free of myself, With nothing left to remember, To have my heart as bare As a tree in December; Resting, as a… — Sara Teasdale
The chestnut's proud, and the lilac's pretty, The poplar's gentle and tall, But the plane tree's kind to the poor dull city - I love… — E. Nesbit
Man is nature as much as the trees. — Dan Kiley
Boys need wood to chop. — Stephen D. Nadauld
By gathering seed from trees which are close to our homes and close to our hearts, helping them to germinate and grow, and then planting… — Chris Baines
We can see from the experience of Odin that the image of the tree was the template within which all of the sacred world could… — Brian Bates
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… — Henry Chorley
Handle even a single leaf of green in such a way that it manifests the body of the Buddha. This in turn allows the Buddha… — Dogen
Does a dragon still sing from within a withered tree? — Dogen
The evergreen! How beautiful, how welcome, how wonderful the evergreen! When one thinks of it, how astonishing a variety of nature! In some countries we… — Jane Austen
I measure myself Against a tall tree I find that I am much taller, For I reach right up to the sun With my eye;… — Wallace Stevens
A tree, young or old, if admired, remains a definite vision, and when after long absence it is visited again, the meeting place is approached… — Charles Eley
Hawthorn, white and odorous with blossom, framing the quiet fields, and swaying flowers and grasses, and the hum of bees. — F. S Flint
Peace to these little broken leaves, That strew our common ground; That chase their tails, like silly dogs, As they go round and round. For… — William Henry Davies
Did you measure to attain your height? Did you use geometry to radiate your limb? Did you lament storm-torn branches? Did you inventory your leaves… — Ming-Dao Deng
When the long, varnished buds of beech Point out beyond their reach, And tanned by summer suns Leaves of bright bryony turn bronze, And gossamer… — Andrew Young
All a green willow, willow, All a green willow is my garland. — John Heywood

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