Tree quotes for Arbor Day

Apr 27, 2012 17:42

Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago. - Warren Buffett

The tree is more than first a seed, then a stem, then a living trunk, and then dead timber. The tree is a slow, enduring force straining to win the sky.   - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Oh to be a pear tree - any tree in bloom! With kissing bees singing of the beginning of the world!   - Zora Neale Hurston

What is the purpose of the giant sequoia tree? The purpose of the giant sequoia tree is to provide shade for the tiny titmouse.  - Edward Abbey

Anybody can dig a hole and plant a tree. But make sure it survives. You have to nurture it, you have to water it, you have to keep at it until it becomes rooted so it can take care or itself. There are so many enemies of trees.    - Wangari Maathai

Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong.   - Winston Churchill Original post on Dreamwidth | Leave a comment on DW | Read
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