Every moment of this strange and lovely life from dawn to dusk, is a miracle. Somewhere, always a rose is opening its petals to the dawn. Somewhere, always, a flower is fading in the dusk.

Marriage is a book of which the first chapter is written in poetry and the remaining chapters in prose.

We both know, you and I, that if all men were gardeners, the world at last would be at peace.

To dig one's own spade into one's own earth! Has life anything better to offer than this?

Let us be honest: most of us rather like our cats to have a streak of wickedness. I should not feel quite easy in the company of any cat that walked around the house with a saintly expression.

A garden is a place for shaping a little world of your own according to your heart's desire.

To be overcome by the fragrance of flowers is a delectable form of defeat.

Do you ever find yourself bursting into a sort of lunatic laughter at the sheer prettiness of things?

A garden without cats, it will be generally agreed, can scarcely deserve to be called a garden at all.

Well, I love geraniums, and anybody who does not love geraniums must obviously be a depraved and loathsome person.

As any psychologist will tell you, the worst thing you can possibly do to a woman is to deprive her of a grievance.

Friendship gives us the strength to turn from lambs into lions.

Sometimes we get through adversity only by imagining what the world might be like if our dreams should ever come true.

Seek first the kingdom of God and all other things will be added to you. Don't worry about the things. Seek Him first and watch Him work in you.

Many words do not a good prayer make what counts is the heartfelt desire to commune with God and the faith to back it up.

Few of the many wise apothegms which have been uttered have prevented a single foolish action.

If you enjoy what you do, don't be afraid of expressing your enthusiasm. Enjoyment is infectious.

A good quotation must be a complete entity. It must be like a headline - sharp, clear, whole.

I haven't seen this many men dressed in women's clothing since my bachelor party

The Queen sniffed. "I rather miss your Jace," she said. "Of all of you, he was the prettiest and the best-mannered.

If you fight back and get hit, it hurts a little while; if you dont fight back it hurts forever.