Trees are sanctuaries. Whoever knows how to speak to them, whoever kno…

Hermann Hesse
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Trees are sanctuaries. Whoever knows how to speak to them, whoever knows how to listen to them, can learn the truth. They do not preach learning and precepts, they preach, undeterred by particulars, the ancient law of life. ✨ Hermann Hesse (1980). Six Novels: With Other Stories and Essays
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Trees are sanctuaries. Whoever knows how to speak to them, whoever knows how to listen to them, can learn the truth. They do not preach learning and precepts, they preach, undeterred by particulars, the ancient law of life. ✨ Hermann Hesse (1980). Six Novels: With Other Stories and Essays

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