Pruning Quotes

41 quotes by 39 authors

Natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study; and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large, except they be… — Francis Bacon
"The flowers have appeared in our land: the time of pruning is come: the voice of the turtle-dove is heard in our land." When the… — Alphonsus Liguori
Wakefulness is the only saintliness there is, and sleepiness, unconsciousness, is the only sin there is; all other sins are born out of it. Cut… — Rajneesh
The suffering of this life not only can make our temperament more like the Divine Personality of Jesus, but it detaches us from this world.… — Mother Angelica
Dr. Johnson ... sometimes employed himself in chymistry, sometimes in watering and pruning a vine, and sometimes in small experiments, at which those who may… — James Boswell
You may have decided again and again, and again and again you have failed - not because smoking is such a great phenomenon that you… — Rajneesh
Before most people start boasting about their family tree, they usually do a good pruning job. — Orlando Aloysius Battista
The multiplication of public offices, increase of expense beyond income, growth and entailment of a public debt are indications soliciting the employment of the pruning… — Thomas Jefferson
The reluctant obedience of distant provinces generally costs more than it - The Territory is worth. Empires which branch out widely are often more flourishing… — Thomas B. Macaulay
Don't be afraid to write bad songs and then start over and re-evaluate. Songs are like plants, in that you grow them. Some grow really… — Corey Harris
I play around with my Japanese Garden. Since Im half way to 70 today I need to start pruning trees and sharpening plants like an… — Jason Bateman
Genius will live and thrive without training, but it does not the less reward the watering pot and the pruning knife. — Margaret Fuller
The purpose of pruning is to improve the quality of the roses, not to hurt the bush. — Florence Littauer
The seed of God's Word won't grow to fruitfulness without pruning for rest, quiet, and calm — Kevin DeYoung
There is no way of making a hedge grow like pruning it. There is no way of making sex interesting like repressing it. — Alan Watts
Clarity is the most important thing. I can compare clarity to pruning in gardening. You know, you need to be clear. If you are not… — Diane von Furstenberg
Everything has seasons, and we have to be able to recognize when something's time has passed and be able to move into the next season.… — Henry Cloud
It was difficult to enjoy the trees and flowers when I was so aware of all that I had not yet done - pruning, weeding,… — Jay Neugeboren
Men can't be trusted with pruning shears any more than they can be trusted with the grocery money in a delicatessen . . . They… — Phyllis McGinley
The vinedresser is never nearer the branches then when he is pruning them. — David Jeremiah

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