Doe Quote by Eric Hoffer

A plant is like a self-willed man, out of whom we can obtain all which we desire, if we will only treat him his…

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

If a plant cannot live according to its nature, it dies; and so a man.

— Henry David Thoreau

“Plants need roots because they can't move on their own. Their roots serve them well, stopping them from getting blown all over the place…

— Margot Berwin

Man takes root at his feet, and at best he is no more than a potted plant in his house or carriage till he…

— John Burroughs

A man's rootage is more important than his leafage.

— Woodrow Wilson

All man has to do is cooperate with the big forces, the sun, the rain, the growing urge. Seeds sprout, stems grow, leaves spread…

— Hal Borland

Shall a man not have his spring as well as the plants?

— Henry David Thoreau

When a man plants a tree, he plants himself.

— John Muir

“Man does not make these natural resources--man only develops them, only uses them for work....How can a man own ground and space and sunlight…

— Carson McCullers

“A person is from wherever they feel best, and roots are for plants. Everyone knows that, don't they?”

— Juan Gabriel Vásquez

“For a plant to grow anywhere, it reveals that a human being needs just a space, and not anywhere special to flourish.”

— Michael Bassey Johnson

Plants are shaped by cultivation and men by education. .. We are born weak, we need strength; we are born totally unprovided, we need…

— Anonymous