Nothing is worth reading that does not require an alert mind.

There is no beauty like that which was spoiled by an accident; no accomplishments and graces are so to be envied as those that circumstances rudely hindered the development of.

Hoe while it is spring, and enjoy the best anticipations. It is not much matter if things do not turn out well.

What small potatoes we all are, compared with what we might be!

A great artist can paint a great picture on a small canvas.

What a man needs in gardening is a cast-iron back, with a hinge in it.

Perhaps nobody ever accomplishes all that he feels lies in him to do; but nearly every one who tries his power touches the walls of his being.