Quotes by Tree Would there be trees if we didn't see them? Virginia Woolf ifstree There is no stability in this world. Who is to say what meaning there is in anything? Who is to foretell the flight of a word? It is a balloon that sails over tree-tops. To speak of knowledge is futile. All is experiment and adventure. We are forever mixing ourselves with unknown quantities. What is to come? I know not. But, as I put down my glass I remember; I am engaged to be married. I am to dine with my friends tonight. I am Bernard. Virginia Woolf glassestreeadventure Moments like this are buds on the tree of life. Flowers of darkness they are. Virginia Woolf flowerdarknesstree He called her a melon, a pineapple, an olive tree, an emerald, and a fox in the snow all in the space of three seconds; he did not know whether he had heard her, tasted her, seen her, or all three together. Virginia Woolf spacetreesnow I've been barbecued, stewed, screwed, tattooed, and fried by people claiming to be my friends. The human race has gone backward, not forward, since the days we were apes swinging through the trees. W. C. Fields racetreepeople On the last day of the world I would want to plant a tree W. S. Merwin wanttreeworld The trees encountered on a country stroll Reveal a lot about that country's soul ... A culture is no better than its woods. W. H. Auden soultreecountry The heavy trees, Wallace Stevens feelingsbluetree A muddy little stream, a village grown unfamiliar with time and trees. I turn around and retrace my way up Main Street and park and have a Coke in the confectionery store. It is run by a Greek, as it used to be, but whether the same Greek or another I would not know. He does not recognize me, nor I him. Only the smell of his place is familiar, syrupy with old delights, as if the ghost of my first banana split had come close to breathe on me. Wallace Stegner smellrunningtree The wind had seized the tree and ha, and ha, Wallace Stevens lakestreewind One must have a mind of winter Wallace Stevens wintertreesnow I measure myself Against a tall tree I find that I am much taller, For I reach right up to the sun With my eye; And I reach to the shore of the sea With my ear. Nevertheless, I dislike The way the ants crawl In and out of my shadow. Wallace Stevens eyeseatree All of our ideas come from the natural world: trees equal umbrellas. Wallace Stevens naturetreeideas My tribute to mystical, magical trees that the Cherokee called "standing people. . . ." Wallace Stevens magictreepeople Why are there trees I never walk under but large and melodious thoughts descend upon me? Walt Whitman walkswalkingtree A political country is like an American forest; you have only to cut down the old trees, and immediately new trees come up to replace them. Walter Bagehot cuttingtreecountry As American education and intelligence becomes replaced by feelings and emotion, not seeing the forest for the trees has become a major problem. Walter E. Williams feelingsforeststree Love likes not the falling fruit, Walter Raleigh likestreefall Old trees in their living state are the only things that money cannot command. Walter Savage Landor commandstatestree Unless a tree has borne blossoms in spring, you will vainly look for fruit on it in autumn. Walter Scott autumnspringtree«108109110111112113114115116117118»
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