The true purpose of education is to teach a man to carry himself triumphant to the sunset.

I do not yet know why plants come out of the land or float in streams, or creep on rocks or roll from the sea. I am entranced by the mystery of them and absorbed by their variety and kinds. Everywhere, they are visible yet everywhere occult.

There are two essential epochs in any enterprise - to begin, and to get done.

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

The man who worries morning and night about the dandelions in the lawn will find great relief in loving the dandelions.

The true purpose of education is to teach a man to carry himself triumphant to the sunset.

Give the children an opportunity to make garden. Let them grow what they will. It matters less that they grow good plants than that they try for themselves.