Mahatma Gandhi Quote вђњa Society Grows Great When Old Men Plant Indian proverb, “blessed is he who plants trees under whose shade he will never sit.”. also, in 1868 reverend reuben smith published a religious essay that mentioned fruit instead of shade: [12] let the old men plant trees, though they may never expect to eat the fruit of them. It was written by rabindranath tagore (1861 1941): “the one who plants trees, knowing that he will never sit in their shade, has at least started to understand the meaning of life” i presume it was slightly modified and its origin changed to greek because the greek culture was considered more appealing than bengal indian’s in the 50’s.
A Society Grows Great When Old Men Plant Trees Whose “a society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in” in today’s world, people are often too preoccupied with themselves to worry about the future of our world and its inhabitants. A man has made at least a start on discovering the meaning of human life when he plants shade trees under which he knows full well he will never sit. the phrase lay quiet for a few decades, and didn't become popular until, perhaps, it was taken up by a motivational speaker in the 1980s, dennis waitley. “a society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.” because ricky gervais is involved in a wide spectrum of projects – standup, podcasts, writing and starring in his own tv shows etc. – it can be interesting to see what filters from one medium to another as certain lines rattle around gervais. There is an old greek proverb that reads, “a society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.”. it’s one the stoics would have agreed with. while marcus aurelius and seneca took pains to discourage chasing legacy or posthumous fame, they did believe it was the philosopher’s duty to serve the.
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