Quote#Nature
. . . they [the Walloos] are but the rotting stump of a tree that…
Quote byH. Rider Haggard · 1856–1925
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Heu-Heu (1924).
English (original)
. . . they [the Walloos] are but the rotting stump of a tree that once was tall and fair. The dust of Time hides many such stumps . . . But what of that? Other fine trees are growing which also will become stumps in their season, and so on for ever.
— H. Rider Haggard
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