To see things in the seed, that is genius.
—Laozi (fl.6th Century BCE) Chinese Philosopher, Sage
Bread feeds the body indeed, but the flowers also feed the soul.
—The Holy Quran Sacred Scripture of Islam
I garden, therefore I am
—Unknown
As the Garden Grows, so does the Gardener
—Unknown
Too old to plant trees for my own gratification, I shall do it for my posterity
—Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) American Head of State, Lawyer
A garden is a delight to the eye and a solace for the soul.
—Sa’Di (Musharrif Od-Din Muslih Od-Din) (c.1213–91) Persian Poet
All gardeners live in beautiful places, because they make them so.
—Joseph Joubert (1754–1824) French Writer, Moralist
Gardening is medicine that does not need a prescription … And with no limit on dosage.
—Indian Proverb
An addiction to gardening is not all bad when you consider all the other choices in life.
—Unknown
Cares melt when you kneel in your garden
—Unknown
When I go into my garden with a spade, and dig a bed, I feel such an exhilaration and health that I discover that I have been defrauding myself all this time in letting others do for me what I should have done with my own hands.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) American Philosopher
A garden is a friend you can visit any time
—Indian Proverb
Gardening is the art that uses flowers and plants as paint, and the soil and sky as canvas.
—Elizabeth Murray (1940–2007) American Painter Printmaker
It takes a while to grasp that not all failures are self-imposed, the result of ignorance, carelessness or inexperience. It takes a while to grasp that a garden isn’t a testing ground for character and to stop asking, what did I do wrong? Maybe nothing.
—Eleanor Perenyi (1918–2009) American Gardener, Author
Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.
—Marcel Proust (1871–1922) French Novelist
A weed is no more than a flower in disguise, Which is seen through at once, if love give a man eyes.
—James Russell Lowell (1819–91) American Poet, Critic
A Book is like a Garden, carried in the Pocket.
—Unknown
I like trees because they seem more resigned to the way they have to live than other things do.
—Willa Cather (1873–1947) American Novelist, Writer
Hoeing in the garden on a bright, soft May day, when you are not obligated to, is nearly equal to the delight of going trouting.
—Charles Dudley Warner (1829–1900) American Essayist, Novelist
To garden is to let optimism get the better of judgment.
—Eleanor Perenyi (1918–2009) American Gardener, Author
A flower is an educated weed.
—Luther Burbank (1849–1926) American Botanist, Scientist
Gardening is a way of showing that you believe in tomorrow
—Unknown
God made rainy days so gardeners could get the housework done.
—Unknown
All my hurts my garden spade can heal
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) American Philosopher
In the hope of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet.
—Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965) French Theologian, Philosopher, Musician, Physician
Gardening is civil and social, but it wants the vigor and freedom of the forest and the outlaw.
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–62) American Philosopher
Though I do not believe that a plant will spring up where no seed has been, I have great faith in a seed. Convince me that you have a seed there, and I am prepared to expect wonders.
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–62) American Philosopher
In the cherry blossom’s shade there’s no such thing as a stranger.
—Kobayashi Issa (1763–1828) Japanese Haiku Poet
The sun, with all those planets revolving around it and dependent upon it, can still slowly ripen a fruit tree, as if it had nothing else in the universe to do.
—Galileo Galilei (1564–1642) Italian Astronomer, Physicist, Mathematician
When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant.
—Anonymous
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