"A garden is the mirror of a mind. It is a place of life, a mystery of green moving to the pulse of the year, and pressing on and pausing the whole to its own inherent rhythms."

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Source : Henry Beston, Roger B. Swain (2001). “Herbs and the Earth”, p.6, David R. Godine Publisher

Henry Beston

#Moving Quotes #Garden Quotes #Mirrors Quotes

“The only religion that can satisfy today's ideal is a religion that will give consecration to life, and direction to human endeavor, inspire men with faith in themselves, dedicate them to high moral purpose, and give them the strength to live through their failures, and to face with high courage their supreme tragedies.”
“After 9/11, I knew I wanted to write about power and identity and the way Americans on all sides of the political spectrum often mythologize our leaders, which are themes that the superhero genre has always handled really well.”
“The pursuit of truth is just a polite name for the intellectual's favorite pastime of substituting simple and therefore false abstractions for the living complexities of reality.”
“A good stack of examples, as large as possible, is indispensable for a thorough understanding of any concept,and when I want to learn something new, I make it my first job to build one.”
“The body is living art. Your movement through time and space is art. A painter has brushes. You have your body.”
“People, when they first come to America, whether as travelers or settlers, become aware of a new and agreeable feeling: that the whole country is their oyster.”
“Thereâ€™s no accountability anymore, Pierce, no one holds anyone accountable for what they do. Itâ€™s always someone elseâ€™s fault. Usually people just blame the victim.”
“There is no good reason. Don't waste your life waiting for good reasons...You'll wait and wait.”

Source : FaceBook post by Susan Minot from Aug 04, 2013

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