The lesson I have thoroughly learnt, and wish to pass on to others,
is to know the enduring happiness that the love of a garden gives.
~Gertrude Jekyll, (1843 – 1932)
Tag Archives: nature
Under the eaves
Happy is the house that shelters a friend.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson, (1803 – 1882)
in defiance of all that is bad around us
The future is an infinite succession of presents,
and to live now as we think human beings should live,
in defiance of all that is bad around us,
is itself a marvelous victory.
~Howard Zinn, (1922 – 2010)
Each moment is a chance
Each moment is a chance
for us to make peace
with the world,
to make peace
possible for the world,
to make happiness
possible for the world.
~Thich Nhat Hanh
No winter lasts forever
No winter lasts forever;
no spring skips its turn.
~Hal Borland, (1900 – 1978)
move in peace
Being still does not mean don’t move.
It means move in peace.
~E’yen A. Gardner
listen
I think I will do nothing for a long time but
listen,
And accrue what I hear into myself…. and let
sound contribute toward me.
~Walt Whitman, (1819 – 1892)
Listen
There is a voice
that doesn’t use words.
Listen.
~Rumi
The first step
The first step of peace
is to stand still in the light.
~George Fox (1624 – 1691)
melodious thoughts
Why are there trees I never walk under,
but large and melodious thoughts descend upon me?
~Walt Whitman, (1819 – 1892)
