An aphorism is nothing else but the slightest
QUOTES AND APHORISMS ON GARDENS
God almighty first planted a garden: and, indeed, it is the purest of human pleasure.
Francis Bacon (1561-1626, British philosopher, essayist, statesman)
A garden must be looked into, and dressed as the body.
George Herbert (1593-1632, British metaphysical poet)
No occupation is so delightful to me as the culture of the earth, and no culture comparable to that of the garden.
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826, American President (3rd))
The best place to seek God is in a garden. You can dig for him there.
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950, Irish-born British dramatist)
It is a golden maxim to cultivate the garden for the nose, and the eyes will take care of themselves.
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1895, Scottish essayist, poet, novelist)
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