May Sarton's Quote - A garden is always a series of losses set against a few triumphs,

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A garden is always a series of losses set against a few triumphs,

A garden is always a series of losses set against a few triumphs, like life itself. – May Sarton

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A house that does not have one worn, comfy chair in it is soulless. – May Sarton

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May we agree that private life is irrelevant? Multiple, mixed, ambiguous at best — out of it we try to fashion the crystal clear, the singular, the absolute, and that is what is relevant; that is what matters. – May Sarton

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I can understand people simply fleeing the mountainous effort Christmas has become… but there are always a few saving graces and finally they make up for all the bother and distress. – May Sarton

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Exclusiveness in a garden is a mistake as great as it is in society. – Alfred Austin

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

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How can I stand on the ground every day and not feel its power? How can I live my life stepping on this stuff and not wonder at it? Science says that an acre of soil produces one horsepower every day. But you could pour gasoline all over the ground forever and never see it sprout maple trees. – William Bryant Logan, Dirt: The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth

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In gardens, beauty is a by-product. The main business is sex and death. – Sam Llewelyn

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