Quotation Explorer - 'Gardener'

The great French Marshall Lyautey once asked his gardener to plant a tree. The gardener objected that the tree was slow growing and would not reach maturity for 100 years. The Marshall replied, 'In that case, there is no time to lose; plant it this afternoon!' - John F. Kennedy
When you assess your own life, consider it with the eye of a gardener. Underneath the surface lies rich, fertile soil waiting to nurture the seeds you sow. Even more than you can imagine will grow there if given a chance. - Steve Goodier
The world is a garden of philosophy. God is its gardener; Man is the visitor.And any tree that does not bear fruits of philosophy either does not belong tothat garden or is yet to be grown. - Kedar Joshi
Be the gardener of gratitude to grow flowers of happiness in your garden. - Debasish Mridha
Foolish wise folk sneer at you; foolish wise folk would pull up the useless lilies, the needless roses, from the garden, would plant in their places only serviceable wholesome cabbage. But the Gardener knowing better, plants the silly short-lived flowers; foolish wise folk, asking for what purpose. - Jerome K. Jerome
...Being a mother is like being a gardener of souls. You tend your children, make sure the light always touches them - Karen White
Be a gardener to grow trees of trust and flowers of love. - Debasish Mridha
If there is no gardener there is no garden. - Stephen Covey
Gardener, for telling me these news of woe, pray God the plants thou graft'st may never grow. - William Shakespeare
I am a gardener of thoughts, and my garden only grows flowers of love. - Debasish Mridha
Be the gardener of love and joy, Happiness will bloom in your garden. - Debasish Mridha
The gardener does not make a plant grow. The job of a gardener is to create optimal conditions. - Ken Robinson
Man is a plant, and its gardener. But it is only his soil that lets him rise, and it is only gardening himself, that may allow him to bear fruit. - Lars Frodesen
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