Trees Quote by Henry David Thoreau

I am struck by the fact that the more slowly trees grow at first, the sounder they are at the core, and I think…

— Henry David Thoreau

“Does a falling tree in the forest make a sound when there is no one to hear?”

— Terry Pratchett

I am struck by the fact that the more slowly trees grow at first, the sounder they are at the core, and I think…

— Henry David Thoreau

“A tree that falls makes a lot of noise. But a woodland that grows and spreads its roots, does it quietly.”

— Cristiane Serruya

“Here I find the true nature of the tree - not in the bulk of its shape but in the way its form alters…

— Stefanie Brook Trout

“I thought all the trees were whispering to each other, passing news and plots along in an unintelligible language; and the branches swayed and…

— J.R.R. Tolkien

“Trees are selfless, so all species thrive. If they were like humans, the world wouldn’t survive.”

— Vinita Kinra

“If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?”

— George Berkeley

“The trees are a thousand times taller than me, and hundreds of years older, and the rocks and leaves and plants and animals never…

— Ben Stephenson

“...For like a rugged tree you are hard and sound at the core.”

— H. Rider Haggard

“A tree that falls alone in the forest still makes a sound. It just wishes it didn’t.”

— Wayne Gladstone

“Trees can’t tell jokes. But we can certainly tell stories. And if all you hear is the whisper of leaves, don’t worry. Most trees…

— Katherine Applegate