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Hal Borland was an American author known for his profound insights into nature and his beautiful prose. His works often depict the life and natural landscapes of the American countryside with concise and profound language.

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Famous Hal Borland Quotes

“Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence.”

“If you would know strength and patience, welcome the company of trees.”

Ifs Knows Company Tree Strength Patience Welcome Arbor Day Short Patience Inspirational Tree Keep Patience

Book:Beyond Your Doorstep: A Handbook to the Country

Source: Beyond Your Doorstep: A Handbook to the Country

“A woodland in full color is awesome as a forest fire, in magnitude at least, but a single tree is like a dancing tongue of flame to warm the heart.”

Heart Nature Environment Fire Tree Color Garden Dancing Warm Tongue Forests Flames Autumn Magnitude Plant A Tree Forests And Trees Woodland Forest Fires Woods And Forests

Author:Hal Borland

“You can't be suspicious of a tree, or accuse a bird or a squirrel of subversion or challenge the ideology of a violet.”

“Catch a vista of maples in that long light and you see Autumn glowing through the leaves.... The promise of gold and crimson is there among the branches, though as yet it is achieved on only a stray branch, an impatient limb or an occasional small tree which has not yet learned to time its changes.”

Long Light Tree Promise Gold Branches Autumn Limbs Occasional Impatient Glowing Crimson Vistas Maple

Author:Hal Borland

About the Author

Born: May 14, 1900
Died: February 22, 1978
Known for: Author
Quotes: 69

Books & Sources

An American year: country life and landscapes through the seasonsRelated source material

Sundial of the SeasonsRelated source material

The Enduring PatternRelated source material

This Hill, This ValleyRelated source material

Beyond Your Doorstep: A Handbook to the CountryRelated source material

Country editor's boyRelated source material

Countryman: A Summary of BeliefRelated source material

Hill Country HarvestRelated source material

Homeland: A Report from the CountryRelated source material

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