Quote by Gertrude Jekyll
In garden arrangement, as in all other kinds of decorative work, o

In garden arrangement, as in all other kinds of decorative work, one has not only to acquire a knowledge of what to do, but also to gain some wisdom in perceiving what it is well to let alone. – Gertrude Jekyll

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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

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There is no spot of ground, however arid, bare or ugly, that cannot be tamed into such a state as may give an impression of beauty and delight. – Gertrude Jekyll

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There is a lovable quality about the actual tools. One feels so kindly to the thing that enables the hand to obey the brain. Moreover, one feels a good deal of respect for it without it the brain and the hand would be helpless. – Gertrude Jekyll

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Without a knowledge of mythology much of the elegant literature of our own language cannot be understood and appreciated. – Thomas Bulfinch

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I had rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and dominion. – Alexander the Great

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A man of knowledge lives by acting, not by thinking about acting. – Carlos Castaneda

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We are here and now. Further than that, all knowledge is moonshine. – H.L. Mencken

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