Nelson Henderson quotes

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

Source : "Under Whose Shade". Book by Wesley Henderson, 1982.

#Graduation Quotes #Tree Quotes #Shade Quotes

“The things that make me different are the things that make me.”

“Make no mistake about it, you are dumb. You're a group of incredibly, well-educated dumb people. I was there. We all were there. You're barely functional. There are some screw-ups headed your way. I wish I could tell you that there was a trick to avoiding the screw-ups, but the screw-ups, they're a-coming for ya. It's a combination of life being unpredictable, and you being super dumb.”

“Of course there's a lot of knowledge in universities: the freshmen bring a little in; the seniors don't take much away, so knowledge sort of accumulates.”

“As I am becoming older, the only thing that speeds up is time.”

“Education forms the common mind. Just as the twig is bent, the tree's inclined.”

“Be compassionate to everyone. Don't just search for whatever it is that annoys and frightens you-see beyond those things to the basic human being. Especially see the child in the man or woman. Even if they are destroying you, allow a moment to see how lost in their own delusion and suffering they are.”

“The great thing about taking big chances when you're younger is you have less to lose, and you don't know as much. So you take big swings.”

“Listen ... With faint dry sound, Like steps of passing ghosts, The leaves, frost-crisp'd, break free from the trees And fall.”

Source : Adelaide Crapsey, “November Night”

“The oldOld winds that blewWhen chaos was, what doThey tell the clattered trees that IShould weep?”

“Annihilating all that's made, To a green thought in a green shade.”

Source : "The Garden" l. 47 (1681)