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Trees outstrip most people in the extent and depth of their work for the public good. – Sara Ebenreck, American Forests

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Any fool can destroy trees…. God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, avalanches, and a thousand straining, leveling tempests and floods; but he cannot save them from fools… – John Muir, “The American Forests,” August 1897

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Between every two pine trees there is a door leading to a new way of life. – John Muir

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Except during the nine months before he draws his first breath, no man manages his affairs as well as a tree does. – George Bernard Shaw, Maxims for Revolutionists, 1903

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If you would know strength and patience, welcome the company of trees. – Hal Borland

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