Tree Quotes

4223 quotes by 2389 authors

The gardener plants trees, not one berry of which he will ever see: and shall not a public man plant laws, institutions, government, in short,… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
The reason there are so many tree-lined boulevards in Paris is so the German army can march in the shade. — George S. Patton
Transplanting the ballet to the United States is like trying to raise a palm tree in Dakota. — Lincoln Kirstein
But Palm Sunday tells us that ... it is the cross that is the true tree of life. — Pope Benedict XVI
If you want to cut down a tree, it is no use to climb into its branches. — Vinoba Bhave
A plaque hanging on the wall of my home invites me to remember where I came from-each day. It reads, "No matter if a tree… — Mary Ellen W. Smoot
When the Lord starts out to make an oak tree, he takes a hundred years to do it in, but he can make a pumpkin… — Sterling W Sill
The landscape of my childhood was one of fierce occupation by trees. — Janisse Ray
When a man confines an animal in a cage, he assumes ownership of that animal. But an animal is an individual; it cannot be owned.… — Tom Robbins
I've got to be by trees, otherwise I get claustrophobic. — Liam Gallagher
Mama used to tell us a story about a cicada sitting high in a tree. It chirps and drinks in dew, oblivious to the praying… — Lisa See
Green leaves on a dead tree is our epitaph-green leaves, dear reader, on a dead tree. — Cyril Connolly
A pretty woman is a Christmas tree,' my mother told me in the airport. This fella is hanging things on my branches as his gaze… — Joshilyn Jackson
The crumbling castle, looming among the mists, exhaled the season, and every cold stone breathed it out. The tortured trees by the dark lake burned… — Mervyn Peake
Fame is like a tree. It helps you get pussy. — Jon Lajoie
Ever eat a pine tree? Many parts are edible. — Euell Gibbons
Many parts of a pine tree are edible. — Euell Gibbons
When the country goes temporarily to the dogs, cats must learn to be circumspect, walk on fences, sleep in trees, and have faith that all… — Garrison Keillor
Imitate the magnificent trees that speak no word of their rapture, but only breathe largely the luminous breeze. — D. H. Lawrence
Voices in the forest tell of dark and twisted enchantments - as dark and twisted as the roots and grasping branches of the trees themselves.… — Brian Froud

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