Forty Quote by Thomas Browne

Generations pass while some tree stands, and old families last not three oaks.

— Robert Browning

“Our Fathers finde their graves in our short memories… Generations passe while some trees stand, and old Families last not three Oaks.” His”

— J.D. Taylor

Gravestones tell truth scarce forty years.

— Thomas Browne

“Oaks live for six hundred years. Two hundred to grow, two hundred to live, two hundred to die.”

— David Mitchell

Many a genius has been slow of growth. Oaks that flourish for a thousand years do not spring up into beauty like a reed.

— George Henry Lewes

“When we long for life without difficulty, remind us that oaks grow strong under contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure.”

— Peter Marshall

Then here 's to the oak, the brave old oak, Who stands in his pride alone! And still flourish he a hale green tree…

— Henry Chorley

Every acorn on the ground is just as alive as the three-hundred-year-old oak tree that towers over it.

— Hope Jahren

“My family tree has many branches, both living and dead... but all equally important. I cherish the memories that make its roots run deep.”

— Lynda I Fisher

“Once he had a grove of oaks chopped down because they were looking at him. And then insisted that they would be given decent…

— Robert Jordan

When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure.

— Peter Marshall

“Grass that is here today and gone tomorrow does not require much time to mature. A giant oak tree that lasts for generations requires…

— Henry T. Blackaby