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Quote by Gertrude Jekyll
There is no spot of ground, however arid, bare or ugly, that canno

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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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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Happiness
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A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness it teaches industry and thrift above all it teaches entire trust. – Gertrude Jekyll

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gardening
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Beauty
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People are craving this great progress in electronics, going after computers, the Internet, etc. Its a giant progress technologically. But they must have a balance of soul, a balance for human beauty. That means art has an important role. – Mstislav Rostropovich

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Beauty

At fifteen, beauty and talent do not exist there can only be promise of the coming woman. – Honore de Balzac

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Beauty

Shortly thereafter, some friends encouraged me to try out for the Miss South Carolina World beauty pageant. To my surprise, I won – and was sent to New York City to compete nationally. – Donna Rice

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Beauty

For, when with beauty we can virtue join, We paint the semblance of a form divine. – Matthew Prior

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Beauty

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The game of life is not so much in holding a good hand as playing a poor hand well. – H.T. Leslie

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My interesting diet tips are eat early and dont nosh between meals. I mean, I can pack it away. – Carol Burnett

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diet

Driving with one foot on the accelerator and the other on the brake is likely to get you nowhere, but certainly will burn out vital parts of your car. Similarly, cutting taxes on the middle class, but increasing them on the rich is likely to result in an economic burnout. – Terry Savage

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These days there are a lot of people who just want to be famous. I think that comes from a naive place, because those people generally dont know what its like. – Catherine Keener

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