The better part of the man is soon ploughed into the soil…

“By a seeming fate, commonly called necessity, they are employed, as it says in an old book, laying up treasures which moth and rust…

— Henry David Thoreau

But men labor under a mistake. The better part of the man is soon plowed into the soil for compost.

— Henry David Thoreau

The gardener knows how to turn garbage into compost. Therefore our anger, sadness, and fear is the best compost for our compassion.

— Kayla Mueller

Grant knew that people could not imagine geological time. Human life was lived on another scale of time entirely. An apple turned brown in…

— Michael Crichton

In my beginning is my end. In succession Houses rise and fall, crumble, are extended, Are removed, destroyed, restored, or in their place Is…

— T. S. Eliot

I've frequently been asked over the years who Lily Savage was based on and I've always answered that it was no one in particular…

— Paul O'Grady

All sorts of dung and compost contain some matter which, when mixed with the soil, ferments therein; and by such ferment dissolves, crumbles, and…

— Jethro Tull

The organic gardener does not think of throwing away the garbage. She knows that she needs the garbage. She is capable of transforming the…

— Nhat Hanh

My whole life has been spent waiting for an epiphany, a manifestation of God's presence, the kind of transcendent, magical experience that let's you…

— Bette Midler

It's all a compost heap. You just put down a layer of humus that helps other stuff grow. Your work will all be forgotten,…

— Murray Edelman

“You are not a beautiful and unique snowflake. You are the same decaying organic matter as everyone else, and we are all a part…

— Chuck Palahniuk

“I’m not even much of a gardener—my contribution to the family garden consists mainly of compost.”

— Steven Vogel

The main characteristic of Nature's farming can therefore be summed up in a few words. Mother earth never attempts to farm without live stock;…

— Anonymous

So let's not get frightened when the children read fantasy. It's the compost for a healthy mind. It stimulate s the inquisitive nodes, and…

— Terry Pratchett

“People are just like seeds, needing the compost, in other words, harsh conditions, to grow. All the inconveniences in our lives serve as fertilizers…

— Talidari