“When a country is defeated, there remain only mountains and rivers, and on a ruined castle in spring only grasses thrive. I sat down on my hat and wept bitterly till I almost forgot time.A thicket ...”

“It is only a barbarous mind that sees other than the flower, merely an animal mind that dreams of other than the moon.”

“Had I crossed the passSupported by a stick,I would have spared myselfThe fall from the horse.”

“Had I crossed the passSupported by a stick,I would have spared myselfThe fall from the horse.”

“Here is a greedy man who keeps to himselfThe beautiful pears ripe in his garden.”

“If I had the knackI'd sing likeCherry flakes falling”

“What is it about human nature that when we are touched in a way that is life changing we want to share the experience with others. I have to think it is about bringing gifts from spirit back to the...”

“Anthropocentric as [the gardener] may be, he recognizes that he is dependent for his health and survival on many other forms of life, so he is careful to take their interests into account in whatev...”

“In the same way that the picturesque designers were always careful to include some reminder of our mortality in their gardens -- a ruin, sometimes even a dead tree -- the act of leaving parts of th...”

“You have succeeded in life when all you really WANT is only what you really NEED.”

“There is a very fine line between loving life and being greedy for it.”

“I find it odd- the greed of mankind. People only like you for as long as they perceive they can get what they want from you. Or for as long as they perceive you are who they want you to be. But I l...”