A person cannot love a plant after he has pruned it, then he has either done a poor job or is devoid of emotion.
Liberty Hyde Bailey
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- When the traveler goes alone he gets acquainted with himself.
- My life has been a continuous fulfillment of dreams. It appears that everything I saw and did has a new, and perhaps, more significant meaning, every time I see it. The earth is good. It is a privilege to live thereon.
- The true purpose of education is to teach a man to carry himself triumphant to the sunset.
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