Category Archives: Garden Quotes
The Gift
“The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.” – Thich Nhat Hanh
Refuse To Grow Up
“There are many tired gardeners but I’ve seldom met old gardeners. I know many elderly gardeners but the majority are young at heart. Gardening simply does not allow one to be mentally old, because too many hopes and dreams are … Continue reading
We Need To Find God
“We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. See how nature – trees, flowers, grass – grow in silence. See the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence. We need … Continue reading
Even After All This Time
“Even after all this time the sun never says to the Earth, ‘You owe me.’ Look what happens with a love like that, it lights the whole sky.” Hafiz
I Have Great Faith In A Seed
“Though I do not believe that a plant will spring up where no seed has been, I have a great faith in a seed. Convince me that you have a seed there, and I am prepared to expect wonders.” Henry … Continue reading
In My Garden
“In my garden, the rose opened, but I was too much in a hurry and passed it by. Love remembered me and said, I will make a rose bloom in your heart. Today, I will remember, my body is the … Continue reading
Science Cannot Solve The Ultimate Mystery
“Science cannot solve the ultimate mystery of nature. And that is because, in the last analysis, we ourselves are part of nature and therefore part of the mystery that we are trying to solve.” Max Planck
Our Life
“And this, our life, exempt from public haunt. Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones and good in everything.” William Shakespeare
Nature Does Not Hurry
“Nature does not hurry, though everything is accomplished.” Lao Tzu
The Day Came
“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” Anais Nin
The Seventh Season 