A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees. -- William Blake, Proverbs of Hell
"The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way. Some see Nature all ridicule and deformity, and some scarce see Nature at all. But to the eyes of the man of imagination, Nature is Imagination itself." -- William Blake, The Letters, 1799
Compare: US vs Soviet Leader
"A tree is a tree - how many more do you need to look at?" -- Ronald Reagan
"I believe in the cosmos. All of us are linked to the cosmos. Look at the sun: If there is no sun, then we cannot exist. So nature is my god. To me, nature is sacred; trees are my temples and forests are my cathedrals." -- Mikhail Gorbachev