Ruskin Bond Quotes

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• To early man, trees were objects of awe and wonder. The mystery of their growth, the movement of their leaves and branches, the way they…
• Happiness is an elusive state of mind not to be gained by clumsy pursuit.It is given to those who do not sue for it:to be…
• The past is always with us, for it feeds the present.
• It is always the same with mountains. Once you have lived with them for any length of time, you belong to them. There is no…
• Yes, I'd love to have a garden of my own--spacious, and full of everything that is fragrant and flowering. But if I don't succeed, never…
• Hinduism comes closest to being a nature religion. Rivers, rocks, trees, plants, animals, and birds all play their part, both in mythology and everyday worship.…
• I... allowed my memory to journey back to the days when I was a boy of ten, full of health and optimism, when my wonder…
• To return to my own trees, I went among them often, acknowledging their presence with a touch of my hand against their trunks.
• But the trees seemed to know me. They whispered among themselves and beckoned me nearer...
• Happiness is a mysterious thing, to be found somewhere between too little and too much.
• It's courage, not luck, that takes us through to the end of the road.
• Yesterday, I was sad, tomorrow i may be sad again, but today i know that i am happy. I want to live on and on,…
• People often ask me why my style is so simple. It is, in fact, deceptively simple, for no two sentences are alike. It is clarity…
• To be able to laugh and to be merciful are the only things that make man better than the beast
• But the trees seemed to know me. They whispered among themselves and beckoned me nearer. And looking around, I noticed the other small trees and…
• and when all the wars are over, a butterfly will still be beautiful.
• love is undying,of that I feel certain.I mean deep,abiding,cherishing love.The love that gives protection even as you,my guardian angel,gave me protection long after you had…
• How evanescent those loves and friendships seem at this distance in time…We move on, make new attachments. We grow old. But sometimes, we hanker for…
• Normally writers do not talk much,because they are saving their conversations for the readers of their book- those invisible listeners with whom we wish to…
• Red roses for young lovers. French beans for longstanding relationships

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