For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers. I rever…

Hermann Hesse
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For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers. I revere them when they live in tribes and families, in forests and groves. And even more I revere them when they stand alone. They are like lonely persons. Not like hermits who have stolen away out of some weakness, but like great, solitary men, like Beethoven and Nietzsche. ✨ Hermann Hesse (1980). Six Novels: With Other Stories and Essays
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