Thursday, March 27, 2008

மரங்களைப் பற்றிய புகழ் மிக்க வாசகங்கள்

If you are thinking a year ahead, sow a seed. If you are thinking ten years ahead, plant a tree."
Chinese poet, 500 BC

"He who plants a tree loves others beside himself."

English proverb

"The best friend on Earth of man is the tree. When we use the tree respectfully and economically,we have one of the greatest resources of the Earth.

"Frank Lloyd Wrigh

"They are beautiful in their peace; they are wise in their silence. They will stand after we are dust.They teach us, and we tend them."

Galeain ip Altiem MacDunelmor

"Though a tree grows so high, the falling leaves return to the root.

"Malay proverb

"A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.

"Greek proverb

"Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.

"Martin Luther

"The great French Marshall Lyautey once asked his gardener to plant a tree. The gardener objected that the tree was slow growing and would not reach maturity for 100 years. The Marshall replied, 'In that case, there is no time to lose; plant it this afternoon!'"

John F. Kennedy

"Trees are poems that Earth writes upon the sky. We fell them down and turn them into paper, that we may record our emptiness.

"Kahlil Gibran
"If what I say resonates with you, it is merely because we are both branches on the same tree.

"W. B. Yeats

"A tree is our most intimate contact with nature.

"George Nakashima, woodworker

"A tree uses what comes its way to nurture itself. By sinking its roots deeply into the earth, by accepting the rain that flows towards it, by reaching out to the sun, the tree perfects its character and becomes great. ... Absorb, absorb, absorb. That is the secret of the tree.

"Deng Ming-Dao, Everyday Tao

"Plant trees. They give us two of the most crucial elements for our survival: oxygen and books.

"A. Whitney Brown

"Each generation takes the Earth as trustees. We ought to bequeath to posterity as many forests andorchards as we have exhausted and consumed.

"J. Sterling Morton

"To me, nature is sacred; trees are my temples and forests are my cathedrals.

"Mikhail Gorbachev

"God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, avalanches, and a thousand tempests and floods. But he cannot save them from fools.

"John Muir

"The forest is a peculiar organism of unlimited kindness and benevolence that makes no demands for its sustenance and extends generously the products of its life and activity; it affords protection to all beings.

"Buddhist Sutra

"People who will not sustain trees will soon live in a world which cannot sustain people.

"Bryce Nelson

"Reforesting the earth is possible, given a human touch.

"Sandra Postel and Lori Heise, Worldwatch Institute

ஆங்கிலத்திற்கு மன்னிக்கவும்

4 comments:

seethag said...

வின்செந்த் இன்று ஆஸ்திரேலியாவில் earth hour..everyone will switchoff electricity for one hour..
yes i knwo we dotn have electricity in many places. but i also know people not switching of lights....

வின்சென்ட். said...

திருமதி.சீதா
உங்கள் வருகைக்கு நன்றி. இப்பொழுதுதான் Earth Hour பதிவை முடித்தேன்.

Anonymous said...

Intha vasagangal tamil moziyil iruinthiruthal ingalai pondra amghila arivu kuraivaga ullavargalukku payan ullathai irunthirukkum ayya. enivarum pathivukalil payanulla angila vasagangalai tamil mozhiyil mozhi payarthu tharumaru thazmaiudean kattu kolkiran. matrapadi thangal pathivukal ellam payan ullathu.my name is A.Manickavelu.+

வின்சென்ட். said...

திரு. மாணிக்கவேலு அவர்களுக்கு

உங்கள் வருகைக்கும் கருத்துக்களுக்கும் மிக்க நன்றி.95% தமிழில்தான் எழுதுகிறேன். நேரம் கிடைக்கும் போது தமிழில் மொழி பெயர்த்து விடுகிறேன்.