A man doesn't plant a tree for himself. He plants it for posterity.

Quote by Alexander Smith

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In life there is nothing more unexpected and surprising than the arrivals and departures of...

In life there is nothing more unexpected and surprising than the arrivals and departures of...

A great man is the man who does something for the first time.

A great man is the man who does something for the first time.

Love is but the discovery of ourselves in others, and the delight in the recognition.

Love is but the discovery of ourselves in others, and the delight in the recognition.

We are never happy; we can only remember that we were so once.

We are never happy; we can only remember that we were so once.

A man gazing on the stars is proverbially at the mercy of the puddles in...

A man gazing on the stars is proverbially at the mercy of the puddles in...

A man's real possession is his memory. In nothing else is he rich, in nothing...

A man's real possession is his memory. In nothing else is he rich, in nothing...

To be occasionally quoted is the only fame I care for.

To be occasionally quoted is the only fame I care for.

The world is not so much in need of new thoughts as that when thought...

The world is not so much in need of new thoughts as that when thought...

The saddest thing that befalls a soul Is when it loses faith in God and...

The saddest thing that befalls a soul Is when it loses faith in God and...

The dead keep their secrets, and in a while we shall be as wise as...

The dead keep their secrets, and in a while we shall be as wise as...

I would rather be remembered by a song than by a victory.

I would rather be remembered by a song than by a victory.

We bury love; Forgetfulness grows over it like grass: That is a thing to weep...

We bury love; Forgetfulness grows over it like grass: That is a thing to weep...

If you wish to make a man look noble, your best course is to kill...

If you wish to make a man look noble, your best course is to kill...

Trifles make up the happiness or the misery of human life.

Trifles make up the happiness or the misery of human life.

Death is the ugly fact which Nature has to hide, and she hides it well.

Death is the ugly fact which Nature has to hide, and she hides it well.

Trees are your best antiques

Trees are your best antiques

A man's real possession is his memory. In nothing else is he rich, in nothing...

A man's real possession is his memory. In nothing else is he rich, in nothing...

Our dreams must be stronger than our memories. We must be pulled by our dreams,...

Our dreams must be stronger than our memories. We must be pulled by our dreams,...

Memory cannot exist without endurance of the things perceived, and the thing perceived cannot remain...

Memory cannot exist without endurance of the things perceived, and the thing perceived cannot remain...

Sometimes I found that in my happy moments I could not believe that I had...

Sometimes I found that in my happy moments I could not believe that I had...

In their (women) quest for rights they have naturally placed emphasis on their wrongs rather...

In their (women) quest for rights they have naturally placed emphasis on their wrongs rather...

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving

The art of getting rich consists not in industry, much less in saving, but in...

The art of getting rich consists not in industry, much less in saving, but in...