Tree Quotes

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The unrecorded past is none other than our old friend, the tree in the primeval forest which fell without being heard — Barbara Tuchman
What is the meaning of the togetherness of the perceiving mind, in that peculiar modification of perceiving which makes it perceive not a star but… — Samuel Alexander
You must grow like a tree, not like a mushroom — Janet Erskine Stuart
There appears to be a deeply embedded uneasiness in our culture about throwing away junk that can be reused. Perhaps, in part, it is guilt… — William Booth
The forest is not a resource for us, it is life itself. It is the only place for us to live. — Evaristo Nugkuag
That's the way I do things when I want to celebrate, I always plant a tree. — Wangari Maathai
A tree is a self: it is 'unseen shaping' more than it is leaves or bark, roots or cellulose or fruit ... What this means… — Brian Swimme
Trees are right at the heart of all the necessary debates: ecological, social, economic, political, moral, religious. — Colin Tudge
Trees indeed have hearts. — Henry David Thoreau
Trees are the largest and most spiritually advanced plants on Earth. They are constantly in meditation. Subtle energy is their natural language. — Mantak Chia
You do not explain the tree by telling of the water it has drunk, the minerals it has absorbed, and the sunlight that strengthened it. — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
In the country It seems as if every tree Said to me 'Holy! Holy!' Who can ever express The ecstasy of the woods! Almighty One,… — Ludwig van Beethoven
In the eyes of a seer, every leaf of a tree is a page of the Holy Book and contains divine revelation ... — Hazrat Inayat Khan
Fortunately, like most children, I had learned what is most valuable, most indispensable for life before school years began, taught by apple trees, by rain… — Hermann Hesse
How much I can learn from a tree! The tree is my church, the tree is my temple, the tree is my mantra, the tree… — Satish Kumar
Live in the fields, and God will give you lectures on natural philosophy every day. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The birth and death of leaves is part of that greater cycle that moves among the stars. — Rabindranath Tagore
Be like a tree. The tree gives shade even to him who cuts off its boughs. — Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
A tree is like a saint. It calls no one to itself, nor does it send anyone away. It offers to protect everyone who wants… — Anandamayi Ma
Let soldiers on manoeuvres plant trees. Give police and criminals a shovel and a thousand seedlings. — John Wright

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