I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues.


Dr. Seuss (1904 - 1991), The Lorax

Tao is a state of becoming.
anon

Action should be taken before a thing has made its appearance; order should be secured before disorder has begun.
Tao

Tao is the order of the universe.
anon

Just think of the trees: They let the birds perch and fly, with no intention to call them when they come and no longing for their return when they fly away. If people's hearts can be like the trees, they will not be off the Way.
Tao

Compare birth with death, compare death with life; compare what is possible with what is not possible and compare what is not possible with what is possible; because there is, there is not, and because there is not, there is.
Tao

The best [man] is like water.
Water is good; it benefits all things and does not compete with them.
It dwells in [lowly] places that all disdain.
This is why it is so near to Tao.
Tao

In dwelling, live close to the ground.
In thinking, keep to the simple.
In conflict, be fair and generous.
In governing, don't try to control.
In work, do what you enjoy.
In family life, be completely present.
Tao

The grass is not, in fact, always greener on the other side of the fence. Fences have nothing to do with it. The grass is greenest where it is watered. When crossing over fences, carry water with you and tend the grass wherever you may be.
Robert Fulghum (1937 - )/

Fall is my favorite season in Los Angeles, watching the birds change color and fall from the trees.
David Letterman (1947 - )

God loved the birds and invented trees. Man loved the birds and invented cages.
Jacques Deval, Afin de vivre bel et bien

It is not much for its beauty that makes a claim upon men's hearts, as for that subtle something, that quality of air that emanates from old trees, that so wonderfully changes and renews a weary spirit.
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894)

He plants trees to benefit another generation.
Caecilius Statius (220 BC - 168 BC), Synephebi

Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence.
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