Choke Quote by Hal Borland

A plant is like a self-willed man, out of whom we can obtain all which we desire, if we will only treat him his…

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Words and thoughts concerning compassionate action that are not put into practice are like beautiful flowers that are colorful but have no fragrance.

— Anonymous

As flower blooms in spring, compassion grows in mindfulness.

— Amit Ray

The flowers or weeds that spring up tomorrow are in the seeds we sow today. The foolish and the dead alone never change their…

— James Russell Lowell

True humility is a flower which will adorn any garden.

— Charles Spurgeon

Sorrow is the great idealizer.

— James Russell Lowell

Idealists are foolish enough to throw caution to the winds. They have advanced mankind and have enriched the world.

— Emma Goldman

Compassion is not a passion; rather a noble disposition of the soul, made ready to receive love, mercy, and other charitable passions.

— Dante Alighieri

Compassion directed to oneself is humility.

— Simone Weil

The unattended garden will soon be overrun with weeds; the heart that fails to cultivate truth and root out error will shortly be a…

— Aiden Wilson Tozer

The ideal is the flower-garden of the mind, and very apt to run to weeds unless carefully tended.

— Margaret Oliphant

Feelings, whether of compassion or irritation, should be welcomed, recognized, and treated on an absolutely equal basis; because both are ourselves. The tangerine I…

— Anonymous