Essential advice for the gardener: 

Grow peas of mind, 
Lettuce be thankful,
Squash selfishness, 
Turnip to help thy neighbor, 
And always 
Make thyme for loved ones.
            – Unknown (but I wish I could claim it)

A society grows great when people plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.
               – Greek proverb

The peace of the gardens and the kindly lights in the windows poured a tender influence into his restless heart.
               – James Joyce

I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without me you can do nothing. John 15:5

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