In garden arrangement, as in all other kinds of de... -Gertrude Jekyll

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.

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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....
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Some players you pat their butts, some players you kick their butts, some players you leave alone....
I wanted the Peace Corps to be something very vague and unorganized, and to a large extent it was. It did not run smoothly. The consequence was that w...
Victims always feel alone and helpless....
I don't even know how much money I've spent on all of this stuff... Just in plates and bars alone, it's literally a ridiculous amount of money I've sp...
The U.S. cannot go it alone simply when it is convenient....
I think Mr. Wilson will have to be the rest of the way alone....
I really love football and for this reason alone, I trained hard every day, building up good stamina and energy....
I said to the German Ambassador that, as long as there was only a dispute between Austria and Serbia alone, I did not feel entitled to intervene; but ...
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A poem may be an instance of morality, of social conditions, of psychological history; it may instance all its qualities, but never one of them alone,...