| Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations, compiled by James B. Simpson. 1988. |
| NUMBER: | 5458 |
| AUTHOR: | Thornton Wilder |
| QUOTATION: | The planting of trees is the least self-centered of all that we do. It is a purer act of faith than the procreation of children. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Eighth Day Harper & Row 67 |
| SUBJECTS: | Humankind: Wisdom, Philosophy & Other Musings |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
| Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations, compiled by James B. Simpson. Copyright © 1988 by James B. Simpson. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | ||||
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