Every part of nature teaches that the passing away of one life is the making room for another. The oak dies down to the ground, leaving within its rind a rich virgin mold, which will impart a vigorous life to an infant forest.


Journal (Volume 1: 1837-1844), October 24, 1837 (p. 5)

Henry David Thoreau Quotes

Every part of nature teaches that the passing away of one life is the making room for another. The oak dies down to the ground, leaving within its...

Every part of nature teaches that the passing away of one life is the making room for another. The oak dies down to the ground, leaving within its...

Every part of nature teaches that the passing away of one life is the making room for another. The oak dies down to the ground, leaving within its...

Every part of nature teaches that the passing away of one life is the making room for another. The oak dies down to the ground, leaving within its...