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The heights by great men reached and kept Were not attained by sudden flight, But they, while their companions slept,/ Were toiling upward in the night.
Love cannot endure indifference. It needs to be wanted. Like a lamp, it needs to be fed out of the oil of another's heart, or its flame burns low.
When the soil disappears, the soul disappears.
The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.
Obviously, the answer to oil spills is to paper-train the tankers
As soils are depleted, human health, vitality and intelligence go with them.
A nation that destroys it's soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people.
Gardening is about enjoying the smell of things growing in the soil, getting dirty without feeling guilty, and generally taking the time to soak up a little peace and serenity.
Sex is the great amateur art. The professional, male or female, is frowned on: he or she misses the point, and spoils the show.
It is clear our nation is reliant upon big foreign oil. More and more of our imports come from overseas.
Toil for the brave! The brave that are no more.
The only thing that could spoil a day was people. People were always the limiters of happiness except for the very few that were as good as spring itself.
There is enough for all. The earth is a generous mother; she will
provide in plentiful abundance food for all her children if they will but
cultivate her soil in justice and in peace.
I used to visit and revisit it a dozen times a day, and stand in deep contemplation over my vegetable progeny with a love that nobody could share or conceive of who had never taken part in the process of creation. It was one of the most bewitching sights in the world to observe a hill of beans thrusting aside the soil, or a rose of early peas just peeping forth sufficiently to trace a line of delicate green.
How fair is a garden amid the toils and passions of existence
Gardening is the art that uses flowers and plants as paint, and the soil and sky as canvas.
We plan, we toil, we suffer - in the hope of what? A camel-load of idol's eyes? The title deeds of Radio City? The empire of Asia? A trip to the
moon? No, no, no, no. Simply to wake just in time to smell coffee and bacon and eggs.
Oil and potatoes both grow underground so french fries may have eventually produced themselves, had they not been invented.
In deep meditation the flow of concentration is continuous like the flow of oil.
Nothing spoils a romance so much as a sense of humour in the woman.
It is while you are patiently toiling at the little tasks of life that the meaning and shape of the great whole of life dawn on you.
The use of solar energy has not been opened up because the oil industry does not own the sun
When the soil disappears, the soul disappears.
The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.
Every gay and lesbian person who has been lucky enough to survive the turmoil of growing up is a survivor. Survivors always have an obligation to those who will face the same challenges.
Remember, people will judge you by your actions, not your intentions. You may have a heart of gold -- but so does a hard-boiled egg.
To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it.
Forgiveness is the answer to the child's dream of a miracle by which what is broken is made whole again, what is soiled is again made clean.
Jealousy in romance is like salt in food. A little can enhance the savor, but too much can spoil the pleasure and, under certain circumstances, can be life-threatening.
Opinions are to the vast apparatus of social existence what oil is to machines: one does not go up to a turbine and pour machine oil over it; one applies a little to hidden spindles and joints that one has to know.
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