Leaf Quotes

476 quotes by 381 authors

A leaf that is destined to grow large is full of grooves and wrinkles at the start. Now if one has no patience and wants… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Now is the time of the illuminated woods ... when every leaf glows like a tiny lamp. — John Burroughs
Swinging on delicate hinges the autumn leaf almost off the stem. — Jack Kerouac
My grandmother lived in a universe filled with life. It was impossible for her to conceive of any creature - even the smallest insect, let… — Eknath Easwaran
When the days become longer and there is more sunshine, the grass becomes fresh and, consequently, we feel very happy. On the other hand, in… — Dalai Lama
If you are bitter, you are like a dry leaf that you can just squash, and you can get blown away by the wind. There… — Vusi Mahlasela
Let the winds of evidence blow you about as though you are a leaf, with no direction of your own. Beware lest you fight a… — Eliezer Yudkowsky
I get great pleasure from stuffed foods, from an apple strudel to a vegetable samosa, from a whole roasted bird with a sweet and savoury… — Yotam Ottolenghi
When the wind blows through a wood, its mass is cut and closed by every leaf, forming a train of jittery vortices in the air. — Alice Oswald
Home ownership was the fig leaf for the rise in subprime lending. But that was really about cash-out refinancings, not buying homes. — Bethany McLean
I am insanely superstitious. All the woman in my family are, beginning with my grandmother, who would leave red ribbons under the beds and taught… — Jandy Nelson
Faith makes all evil good to us, and all good better; unbelief makes all good evil, and all evil worse. Faith laughs at the shaking… — Robert Cecil
With time and patience the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown. — Chinese Proverbs
BABE or BABY, n. A misshapen creature of no particular age, sex, or condition, chiefly remarkable for the violence of the sympathies and antipathies it… — Ambrose Bierce
Love all that has been created by God, both the whole and every grain of sand. Love every leaf and every ray of light. Love… — Fyodor Dostoevski
Never feel sad on losing anything in your life because whenever a tree loses it's leaf a new leaf is ready to take it's place — Clyde
Friends are like four leaf clovers; hard to find but lucky to have. — Orebela Gbenga
Anyone can love a rose, but it takes a lot to love a leaf. It's ordinary to love the beautiful, but it's beautiful to love… — MJ Korvan
Waiting for the day when all those lucky pennies and four leaf clovers start working their magic — Hussein Nishah
LIVE LIKE A FLOATING LEAF... — DEEPA RANA

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