The living trees
"If you are thinking a year ahead, sow a seed. If you are thinking ten years ahead, plant a tree." Chinese poet, 500 BC
"He who plants a tree loves others beside himself." English proverb
"The best friend on Earth of man is the tree. When we use the tree respectfully and economically, we have one of the greatest resources of the Earth." Frank Lloyd Wright
"They are beautiful in their peace; they are wise in their silence. They will stand after we are dust.They teach us, and we tend them." Galeain ip Altiem MacDunelmor
"A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in." Greek proverb
"Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree." Martin Luther
"The great French Marshall Lyautey once asked his gardener to plant a tree. The gardener objected that the tree was slow growing and would not reach maturity for 100 years. The Marshall replied, 'In that case, there is no time to lose; plant it this afternoon!'" John F. Kennedy
"Trees are poems that Earth writes upon the sky. We fell them down and turn them into paper, that we may record our emptiness." Kahlil Gibran
"A tree uses what comes its way to nurture itself. By sinking its roots deeply into the earth, by accepting the rain that flows towards it, by reaching out to the sun, the tree perfects its character and becomes great. ... Absorb, absorb, absorb. That is the secret of the tree." Deng Ming-Dao, Everyday Tao
"Plant trees. They give us two of the most crucial elements for our survival: oxygen and books. " A. Whitney Brown
"To me, nature is sacred; trees are my temples and forests are my cathedrals." Mikhail Gorbachev
"God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, avalanches, and a thousand tempests and floods. But he cannot save them from fools. " John Muir
"The forest is a peculiar organism of unlimited kindness and benevolence that makes no demands for its sustenance and extends generously the products of its life and activity; it affords protection to all beings." Buddhist Sutra
IF WE LIKED NOISE, WE WOULDN'T BE HERE
IF YOU LIKE NOISE, YOU SHOULDN'T BE HERE
(in a board posted in Landour, Mussourie)
