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Plant Quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- He who knows what sweets and virtues are in the ground, the plants, the waters, the heavens, and how to come at these enchantments -…
- As Arkwright and Whitney were the demi-gods of cotton, so prolific Time will yet bring an inventor to every plant. There is not a property…
- You have first an instinct, then an opinion, then a knowledge, as the plant has root, bud, and fruit.
- Government has been a fossil: it should be a plant.
- Consideration is the soil in which wisdom may be expected to grow, and strength be given to every up-springing plant of duty.
- Plants are the young of the world, vessels of health and vigor; but they grope ever upward towards consciousness; the trees are imperfect men, and…
- What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.[What is a sorrow? A feeling whose benefits have not yet been discovered]
- In a virtuous action, I properly am; in a virtuous act, I add to the world; I plant into deserts conquered from Chaos and Nothing,…
- If we suddenly plant our foot, and say, - I will neither eat nor drink nor wear nor touch any food or fabric which I…
- For it is not metres, but a metre-making argument that makes a poem, - a thought so passionate and alive that like the spirit of…
- The poise of a plant, the bended tree recovering itself from the strong wind, the vital resources of every vegetable and animal, are also demonstrations…
- A weed is a plant whose virtue is not yet known.
- All our progress is an unfolding, like the vegetable bud. You have first an instinct, then an opinion, then a knowledge, as the plant has…
- What strength belongs to every plant and animal in nature. The tree or the brook has no duplicity, no pretentiousness, no show. It is, with…
- In sculpture did ever anybody call the Apollo a fancy piece? Or say of the Laocoon how it might be made different? A masterpiece of…
- What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.
- If the single man plant himself indomitably on his instincts, and there abide, the huge world will come round to him.
- All our progress is an unfolding, like a vegetable bud. You have first an instinct, then an opinion, then a knowledge as the plant has…
- What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.
More Plant Quotes
- There are some four million different kinds of animals and plants in the world. Four million different solutions to the problems of… — David Attenborough
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- Some bioengineering is good, especially if it results in plants that are more drought-resistant or perennial food crops. — Margaret Atwood
- A beginner must look on himself as one setting out to make a garden for his Lord's pleasure, on most unfruitful soil… — Teresa of Avila
- We're losing biodiversity globally at an alarming rate, and we need a cornucopia of different plants and animals, for the planet's health… — Diane Ackerman
- Natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study; and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large,… — Francis Bacon
- A garden requires patient labor and attention. Plants do not grow merely to satisfy ambitions or to fulfill good intentions. They thrive… — Liberty Hyde Bailey
- For myself I hold no preferences among flowers, so long as they are wild, free, spontaneous. Bricks to all greenhouses! Black thumb… — Edward Abbey
- No one in the United States has become seriously ill or has died because of any kind of accident at a civilian… — Joe Barton
- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is continually reviewing its safety plan for the 100-plus operating civilian nuclear reactors in the United States. And… — Joe Barton
- A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy… — Saint Basil
- If I am constantly working, my relationships fail. So at least now I can have enough time to write a happy record.… — Adele