"There is always something else to do. A gardener should have nine times as many lives as a cat."

-- Vita Sackville-West

#Cat Quotes #Gardening Quotes #Nine Quotes

“At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool.”
“To see Reality is as simple as to see oneâ€™s face in a mirror. Only, the mirror must be clear and true. A quiet mind, undistorted by desires and fears, free from ideas and opinions, clear on all the levels, is needed to reflect the Reality. Be clear and quiet; alert and detached, all else will happen by itself.”
“Speculations apparently the most unprofitable have almost invariably been those from which the greatest practical applications have emanated.”

Source : Sir John Frederick William Herschel, William Whewell, George Henry Lewes, Hermann von Helmholz, James Clerk Maxwell (1996). “The Origins of Modern Philosophy of Science, 1830-1914: Preliminary discourse on the study of natural philosophy”
“Compromise to please others is not as good as integrity that annoys others. Rather than be praised without being good, it is better to be slandered without being bad.”
“It's disappointing when you finally get to meet someone you admire and he conducts himself as a jerk.”
“Know that people are doing the best they can from their level of awareness. Accept people for who they are and always be ready to forgive.”
“We are all here to look after each other. I would not be where I am, as the woman I am, without the love and mentorship I have in my corner.”

Source : "Jennifer Widerstrom: Fears, Philanthropy, and Fitness". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“In any group of people, no matter how hard-assed they might appear, thereâ€™s always a geek.”

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