Quote by Gertrude Jekyll
What is one to say about June, the time of perfect young summer, t

What is one to say about June, the time of perfect young summer, the fulfillment of the promise of the earlier months, and with as yet no sign to remind one that its fresh young beauty will ever fade. – Gertrude Jekyll

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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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Knowledge
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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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respect
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Summer
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There shall be eternal summer in the grateful heart. – Celia Thaxter

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Summer

Heat, ma’am! it was so dreadful here, that I found there was nothing left for it but to take off my flesh and sit in my bones. – Sydney Smith, Lady Holland’s Memoir

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Summer

Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under the trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of water, or watching the clouds float across the blue sky, is by no means waste of time. – John Lubbock, “Recreation,” The Use of Life, 1894

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Summer

In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer. – Albert Camus

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Summer

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I love being home at Christmastime. – Ashley Tisdale

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Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those whom we cannot resemble. – Samuel Johnson

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Im still really close with everyone at home and their parents – and their brothers and sisters. I was so, so, so lucky to grow up as part of a community and I dont take that for granted. I try very hard to stay part of it. – Jennifer Garner

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No, I like to wear as least amount of makeup as I can during my everyday life because Im just all about keeping my skin healthy and hydrated and I love to laugh and have a great time and smile – thats when I feel the most pretty so I just want to make sure that I stay happy. – Lily Collins

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