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Liberty Hyde Bailey

9 quotes

Some people are known for what they did; Liberty Hyde Bailey is known for what they said. With equal ease, Liberty Hyde Bailey moved between Happiness and Gardening, finding connections others missed. Our collection holds 11 quotes from Liberty Hyde Bailey, each offering a different angle on Happiness, Gardening, Travel, Religion, and Knowledge. A line that stays with you: "When the traveler goes alone he gets acquainted with himself."

“A person cannot love a plant after he has pruned it, then he has either done a poor job or is devoid of emotion.”

— Liberty Hyde Bailey

Gardening

All Quotes by Liberty Hyde Bailey

“A person cannot love a plant after he has pruned it, then he has either done a poor job or is devoid of emotion.”

— Liberty Hyde Bailey

Gardening

“There is no excellence without labor. One cannot dream oneself into either usefulness or happiness.”

— Liberty Hyde Bailey

Happiness

“Anyone who acquires more than the usual amount of knowledge concerning a subject is bound to leave it as his contribution to the knowledge of the world.”

— Liberty Hyde Bailey

Knowledge

“Science may eventually explain the world of How. The ultimate world of Why may remain for contemplation, philosophy, religion.”

— Liberty Hyde Bailey

Religion

“My life has been a continuous fulfillment of dreams. It appears that everything I saw and did has a new, and perhaps, more significant meaning, every time I see it. The earth is good. It is a privilege to live thereon.”

— Liberty Hyde Bailey

Dreams

“A garden requires patient labor and attention. Plants do not grow merely to satisfy ambitions or to fulfill good intentions. They thrive because someone expended effort on them.”

— Liberty Hyde Bailey

Gardening

“The true purpose of education is to teach a man to carry himself triumphant to the sunset.”

— Liberty Hyde Bailey

Education

“One's happiness depends less on what he knows than on what he feels.”

— Liberty Hyde Bailey

Happiness

“When the traveler goes alone he gets acquainted with himself.”

— Liberty Hyde Bailey

Alone