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The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.

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Nelson Henderson

Nelson Henderson was a rugby union international who represented Scotland in 1892. Wrong! Nelson Henderson was my grandfather and this was a quote he used often. He was a farmer near Minitonas MB and a WW1 vet. And this is not his picture. The book " Under Whose Shade: A Story of a Pioneer in the Swan River Valley of Manitoba," by Wes Henderson describes the life of farmer Nelson Henderson and includes this quote. ISBN 0-9692698-0-3

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  • AMn
    It is an Ancient Greek, not ANY Nelson
    LikeReply7 months ago
  • Gwen Stauffer
    Gwen Stauffer
    This is a attributed to the wrong Nelson Henderson. The correct Neslon Henderson was a son of Irish immigrants and a second generation farmer in Manitoba, Canada.
    LikeReply9 years ago

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le vrai sens de la vie est de planter des arbres, à l'ombre desquels vous ne vous attendez pas à vous asseoir.

जीवन का सही अर्थ पेड़ लगाना है, जिसकी छाँव में आप बैठने की उम्मीद नहीं करते हैं।

ಜೀವನದ ನಿಜವಾದ ಅರ್ಥವೆಂದರೆ ಮರಗಳನ್ನು ನೆಡುವುದು, ಯಾರ ನೆರಳಿನಲ್ಲಿ ನೀವು ಕುಳಿತುಕೊಳ್ಳಬೇಕೆಂದು ನಿರೀಕ್ಷಿಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ.

வாழ்க்கையின் உண்மையான அர்த்தம் மரங்களை நடவு செய்வது, யாருடைய நிழலில் நீங்கள் உட்கார எதிர்பார்க்கவில்லை.

జీవితం యొక్క నిజమైన అర్ధం చెట్లను నాటడం, ఎవరి నీడలో మీరు కూర్చోవాలని ఆశించరు.

生命的真正意义是种树,你不希望坐在它的树荫下。

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