Flower Quote by Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke

“If the human mind naturally produces noisome weeds, it also produces flowers and fruit; and ... the best method to mend the soil in general, is for each of us to cultivate his own particular spot.” quote by Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke — Download Open image

“If the human mind naturally produces noisome weeds, it also produces flowers and fruit; and ... the best method to mend the soil in general, is for each of us to cultivate his own particular spot.”

Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke

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