"...we must think and act not only for the moment but for our time. I am reminded of the story of the great French Marshal Lyautey, who once asked his gardener to plant a tree. The gardener objected that the tree was slow-growing and would not reach maturity for a hundred years. The Marshal replied, 'In that case, there is no time to lose, plant it this afternoon.'"

The planting of a tree, especially one of the long-living hardwood trees, is a gift which you can make to posterity at almost no cost and with almost no trouble, and if the tree takes root it will far outlive the visible effect of any of your other actions, good or evil.

To plant trees is an act of faith.

He who plants a tree, plants a hope.

There is a Chinese Proverb, which says, if you plan for one year, plant rice. If you plan for ten years, plant trees. If you plan for 100 years, plant people.

You cannot plant greatness as you plant yams or maize. Who ever planted an iroko tree — the greatest tree in the forest? You may collect all the iroko seeds in the world, open the soil and put them there. It will be in vain. The great tree chooses where to grow and we find it there, so it is with the greatness in men.

Be a good ancestor. Do something a future generation will thank you for. A simple thing is to plant a tree.

It is not only Mongolians, but also the whole world, that considers planting trees a good deed. However, the most important thing is to regularly visit the trees that were planted, and not forget to care for them. The experts at the National Garden Park reports that 97 percent of the trees that have been planted are growing. Thus, I call for everyone that planted trees to visit their trees every day instead of visiting it just once a year.

He that planteth a tree is the servant of God,
He provideth a kindness for many generations,
And faces that he hath not seen shall bless him.

When we plant trees, we plant the seeds of peace and hope.

Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree long ago.

I advice the people of the state and Ogoni to plant more trees in the environment, it helps in redeeming the environment. I also propose a collaboration of the scientists and toxicologists.

The Author to the Reader I’ve read that Luther said (it’s come to me So often that I’ve made it into meter): And even if the world should end tomorrow I still would plant my little apple-tree. Here, reader, is my little apple-tree.

When we plant trees, we plant the seeds of peace and seeds of hope. We also secure the future for our children.