If the art of gardening is at last to turn back from her extravagances and rest with her other sisters, it is, above everything, necessary to have clearly before you what you require . . . It is certainly tasteless and inconsistent to desire to encompass the world with a garden-wall, but very practicable and reasonable to make a garden . . . into a characteristic whole to the eye, heart, and nderstanding alike.

The dream is short, repentance long.

When the wine goes in, strange things come out.

He who neglects the present moment throws away all he has.

To live is to dream, and to dream pleasantly is to be wise.

He who considers too much will perform little.

Against stupidity, God Himself fights in vain.