Charity Quote by D. Elton Trueblood

A man has made at least a start on discovering the meaning of human life when he plants shade trees under which he knows…

— D. Elton Trueblood

The one who plants trees, knowing that he will never sit in their shade, has at least started to understand the meaning of life.

— Rabindranath Tagore

Trees give peace to the souls of men.

— Nora Waln

“There's a special kind of man who plants a tree when he knows he'll move on before it's big enough for him to sit…

— Sandra Dallas

“An old man who plants a tree whose shade he will never use is the primary component of civilization.”

— Vaughn Heppner

“Society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.”

— Anonymous

“society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they will never see’.”

— James Kerr

He that planteth a tree is a servant of God, He provideth a kindness for many generations, And faces that he hath not seen…

— Henry Van Dyke

He who plants a tree, plants a hope.

— Lucy Larcom

Being thus prepared for us in all ways, and made beautiful, and good for food, and for building, and for instruments of our hands,…

— John Ruskin

If any man is rich and powerful he comes under the law of God by which the higher branches must take the burnings of…

— Henry Ward Beecher

“The true meaning of life is to plant trees whose shade you never expect to sit under.”

— Gina Holmes