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Quote by Francis Bacon
God almighty first planted a garden: and, indeed, it is the purest

God almighty first planted a garden: and, indeed, it is the purest of human pleasure. – Francis Bacon

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A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well. – Francis Bacon

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Gardening gives one back a sense of proportion about everything — except itself. – May Sarton, Plant Dreaming Deep, 1968

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Just as a prism of glass miters light and casts a colored braid, a garden sings sweet incantations the human heart strains to hear. Hiding in every flower, in every leaf, in every twig and bough, are reflections of the God who once walked with us in Eden. – Tonia Triebwasser

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The garden is a love song, a duet between a human being and Mother Nature. – Jeff Cox

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I think this is what hooks one to gardening: it is the closest one can come to being present at creation. – Phyllis Theroux

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