A man doesn't plant a tree for himself. He plants it for posterity.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
A man has made at least a start on discovering the meaning of human life when he plants shade trees under which he knows full well he will never sit.
He plants trees to benefit another generation.
Surely man was not created to be an idle fellow; he was not set in this universal orchard to stand still as a tree.
If a tree dies, plant another in its place.
Except during the nine months before he draws his first breath, no man manages his affairs as well as a tree does.
Man takes root at his feet, and at best, he is no more than a potted plant in his house or carriage till he has established communication with the soil by the loving and magnetic touch of his soles to it.
Like people, trees are all individuals.
A tree is an incomprehensible mystery.
As the poet said, 'Only God can make a tree,' probably because it's so hard to figure out how to get the bark on.
Trees and plants always look like the people they live with, somehow.
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