When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure.
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Many a genius has been slow of growth. Oaks that flourish for a thousand years do not spring up into beauty like a reed.
Storms make the oak grow deeper roots.
Giant oak trees... have deep root systems that can extend two-and-one-half times their height. Such trees rarely are blown down regardless of how violent the storms may be.
If you would know strength and patience, welcome the company of trees.
The oak has long been an enduring and mighty tree. It is truly a part of our national heritage and it merits the formal distinction of America's National Tree.
Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong.
Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut, that held its ground.
I like trees because they seem more resigned to the way they have to live than other things do.
If you go to a tree with an ax and take five whacks at the tree every day, it doesn't matter if it's an oak or a redwood; eventually the tree has to fall down.
In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they're still beautiful.
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