“An oak is no respecter of persons.”
“February: Good Oak”, p. 9.
A Sand County Almanac, 1949, "January Thaw", "February: Good Oak" & "March: The Geese Return"
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Aldo Leopold130
American writer and scientist 1887–1948Related quotes
J. F. C. Fuller (1878–1966) British Army general
Quoted in Men Against Fire. S.L.A. Marshall (1947), p. 27.
“A song to the oak, the brave old oak,
Who hath ruled in the greenwood long!”
Henry Fothergill Chorley (1808–1872) English literary, art and music critic and editor
The brave old Oak (lyrics, 1837).
“Heart of oak are our ships,
Heart of oak are our men;
We always are ready.”
David Garrick (1717–1779) English actor, playwright, theatre manager and producer
Hearts of Oak. Compare: "Our ships were British oak, And hearts of oak our men", S. J. Arnold, Death of Nelson.
Francois Rabelais book Gargantua and Pantagruel
Author's prologue.
Gargantua and Pantagruel (1532–1564), Fifth Book (1564)
“A person with gratitude will always be respected and loved.”
Jun Hong Lu (1959) Australian Buddhist leader
Quotes from Words of Wisdoms Vol.2
“Sorrow spares no one, and scars respect no person.”
Sherrilyn Kenyon (1965) Novelist
Source: Infamous
John C. Maxwell (1947) American author, speaker and pastor
Source: John C. Maxwell official FB page https://www.facebook.com/JohnCMaxwell/posts/464718381691671
“639. An Oak is not fell'd at one Chop.”
Thomas Fuller (writer) (1654–1734) British physician, preacher, and intellectual
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)