“God Almighty first planted a garden. And indeed, it is the purest of h...” — Francis Bacon Quote

God Almighty first planted a garden. And indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures.

Rebellions of the belly are the worst.

Of all virtues and dignities of the mind, goodness is the greatest, being the character of the Deity; and without it, man is a busy, mischievous, wretched thing.

Friendship increases in visiting friends, but in visiting them seldom.

Nay, the same Solomon the king, although he excelled in the glory of treasure and magnificent buildings, of shipping and navigation, of service and attendance, of fame and renown, and the like, yet he maketh no claim to any of those glories, but only to the glory of inquisition of truth; for so he saith expressly, "The glory of God is to conceal a thing, but the glory of the king is to find it out;" as if, according to the innocent play of children, the Divine Majesty took delight to hide His works, to the end to have them found out; and as if kings could not obtain a greater honour than to be God's playfellows in that game

My favorite hobby is being alone. I like to be alone. I also like dancing, fishing, playing poker sometimes and vegetable gardening - corn, tomatoes, cucumbers, I have a big garden every year.

We learn from our gardens to deal with the most urgent question of the time: How much is enough?

I am so longing to be domestic,, cooking stew, gardening, hopefully having some children, painting, sitting still in one place.

I like to encourage people interested in gardening or planting to begin with a simple herb garden. Even if you live in a small apartment, you can have some herb pots.

Gardening is learning, learning, learning. That's the fun of them. You're always learning.