Wednesday, September 12, 2007

quote of the day


I was looking through USA Today after dinner (I know, it's a fluffy newspaper, but I like it), and ran across this quote:

"The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit."
--Nelson Henderson

I must confess I don't know who Nelson Henderson is, but I like his statement. It's a good one to ponder. While I know I've done some planting of trees (both literally and figuratively), I'm sure I could do more...

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Credit: Art from here.

9 comments:

marie said...

The quote is interesting, but I like the picture more. :)

Elaine (aka...Purple) said...

Gorgeous artwork and the quote also. I somehow think the quote is one that works slowly under the skin.

marie said...

"ps"....I agree with you on that.

Jennifer said...

Agreed!
Beautiful quote and beautiful artwork!

Hot Cup Lutheran said...

cool art work! trees... great aren't they? happy planting...

Lori said...

I like the quote and I like the picture. Who is this fellow?

Diane M. Roth said...

I like both the quote and the art, and I've never heard of him either.

Jan said...

I love trees, and we have planted six trees on this property, which we have owned two different times. The picture is wonderful! (and the quote is nice, too) Thanks.

Diane M. Roth said...

thinking more about it, the quote challenges me to have a vision that is bigger than myself.