Science may eventually explain the world of How. The ultimate world of Why may remain for contemplation, philosophy, religion.

There is great satisfaction in a well-made clean tool that does its work well.

Is there any progress in horticulture? If not, it is dead, uninspiring. We cannot live in the past good as it is; we must draw our inspiration from the future.

There is no excellence without labor. One cannot dream oneself into either usefulness or happiness.

My life has been a continuous fulfillment of dreams. It appears that everything I saw and did has a new, and perhaps, more significant meaning, every time I see it. The earth is good. It is a privilege to live thereon.

When the traveler goes alone he gets acquainted with himself.

A person cannot love a plant after he has pruned it, then he has either done a poor job or is devoid of emotion.