It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes a claim upo

It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes a claim upon men’s hearts, as for that subtle something, that quality of air that emanation from old trees, that so wonderfully changes and renews a weary spirit. – Robert Louis Stevenson

No other quotes found from this author.
Other Quotes from
Trees
category

But these trees are derelicts—throwing out a wisp of foliage here and there, a truce to death, with each returning spring. – Julia Ellen Rogers, “The Big Tree and the Redwood,” The Tree Book: A

Category:
Trees

It is not much for its beauty that makes a claim upon mens 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

Category:
Trees

There are rich counsels in the trees. – Herbert P. Horne

Category:
Trees

How dear the woods are! You beautiful trees! I love every one of you as a friend. – Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Avonlea, 1909

Category:
Trees

Random Quotes

I do not believe that the men who served in uniform in Vietnam have been given the credit they deserve. It was a difficult war against an unorthodox enemy. – William Westmoreland

Category:
War

Conscience gets a lot of credit that belongs to cold feet. – Author Unknown

Category:
Perspective

Comedians walk out, get a feel for the crowd. If its not going good, we change directions. If we got to drag your momma into this thing, we will. Whatever we got to do. – Steve Harvey

Category:
Change

Rhetoric is the art of ruling the minds of men. – Plato

Category:
Art