"I find that a real gardener is not……" — Karel Capek
"I find that a real gardener is not a man who cultivates flowers; he is a man who cultivates the soil. He is a creature who digs himself into the earth and leaves the sight of what is on it to us gaping good-for-nothings. He lives buried in the ground. He builds his monument in a heap of compost. If he came into the Garden of Eden, he would sniff excitedly and say: "Good Lord, what humus!""
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38 Quotes by Karel Capek
Karel Capek has 38 quotes on this site.
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Man will never be enslaved by machinery if the man tending the machine be paid enough.
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