There is in friendship something of all relations, and something above them all. It is the golden thread that ties the heart of all the world.
— John Evelyn
The gardener's work is never at end; it begins with the year, and continues to the next: he prepares the ground, and then he sows it; after that he plants, and then he gathers the fruits.
— John Evelyn
Gardening is a labour full of tranquility and satisfaction; natural and instructive, and as such contributes to the most serious contemplation, experience, health and longevity.