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- Sweet are the uses of adversity,
Which like the toad, ugly and venomous, Wears yet a precious jewel in his head; And this our life, exempt from public haunt, Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, Sermons in stones, and good in everything. - William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), As You Like It, Act II, sc.1
- Their savage eyes turn'd to a modest gaze
By the sweet power of music: therefore the poet Did feign that Orpheus drew trees, stones and floods; Since nought so stockish, hard and full of rage, But music for the time doth change his nature. The man that hath no music in himself, Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, Is fit for treasons, stratagems and spoils. - William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), The Merchant of Venice, Act V, sc. 1
- The wrongs done to trees, wrongs of every sort, are done in the darkness of ignorance and unbelief, for when the light comes, the heart of the people is always right.
- John Muir (1838 - 1914), My First Summer in the Sierra, 1911
- If only I could stand on a street corner with my hat in my hand, and get people to throw their wasted time into it!
- Bernard Berenson (1865 - 1959)
- Remember, the greatest gift is not found in a store nor under a tree, but in the hearts of true friends.
- Cindy Lew
- Every oak tree started out as a couple of nuts who decided to stand their ground.
- Unknown
- Many a man's reputation would not know his character if they met on the street.
- Elbert Hubbard (1856 - 1915)
- One that would have the fruit must climb the tree.
- Thomas Fuller (1608 - 1661)
- I like trees because they seem more resigned to the way they have to live than other things do.
- Willa Cather (1873 - 1947)
- The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
- Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826)
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