Air Quote by Francis Bacon

The intense perfumes of the wild herbs as we trod them underfoot made us feel almost drunk.

— Jacqueline du Pre

“Medicinal herbs contain the finest energies of mountains and rivers and the purest essences of plants and trees.”

— Wang Che

Herbes... comfort the wearied braine with fragrant smells which yielde a certaine kind of nourishment.

— William H. Coles

“Working on the native-herb garden in the front corner of the yard. Already thriving: thyme, hyssop, spearmint, lemon balm, fennel, chamomile, marjoram. Must add:…

— Neal Stephenson

“Kitchens have their seasons. And in this subterranean world, hidden from rainstorms and eager winds, is a world of wheat, wine and herbs. Always…

— Caroline Eden

We are like the herb which flourisheth most when trampled upon

— Walter Scott

The air was fragrant with a thousand trodden aromatic herbs, with fields of lavender, and with the brightest roses blushing in tufts all over…

— William C. Bryant

The Herbs ought to be distilled when they are in their greatest vigor, and so ought the Flowers also.

— Nicholas Culpeper

We are like the herb which flourisheth most when it is most trampled on.

— Walter Scott

“There is something fragrant to touch at every turn; scented geranium leaves to rub or pots of thyme to tear at. Such temptations would…

— Nigel Slater

Aromatic plants bestow no spicy fragrance while they grow; but crush'd or trodden to the ground, diffuse their balmy sweets around.

— Oliver Goldsmith

“I love words as food. It fills up my appetite with parsley, mint, and species. It has a way of keeping my immune system…

— Christina Strigas