Quotes Tree

Hello December Hello December, Surprise Me! Anonymous December, the friday of the months. Anonymous A long December, and there ‘s reason to believe, maybe this year will be better than the rest. Counting Crows Remember this December, that love weighs more than gold! Josephine Dodge Daskam Bacon How did it get so late so soon? Its night before its afternoon. December is here before its June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon? Dr. Seuss God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December. James M. Barrie Welcome December, please be sweet! Anonymous December finds himself again a child Even as he undergoes his age. Cold and early darkness now descends, Embracing sanctuaries of delight. More and more he stares into the night, Becoming less and less concerned with ends, Emblem of the innocent as sage Restored to wonder by what he must yield. Nicholas Gordon It’s dark in a cold December, but I’ve got you to keep me warm. If you’re broken I will mend yo

Quotes on Farmers and Farming Earth is here so kind, that just tickle her with a hoe and she laughs with a harvest. Douglas Jerrold, A Land of Plenty I would rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world. George Washington The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops, but the cultivation and perfection of human beings. Masanobu Fukuoka, The One-Straw Revolution When it is understood that one loses joy and happiness in the attempt to possess them, the essence of natural farming will be realized. The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops, but the cultivation and perfection of human beings. Masanobu Fukuoka, The One-Straw Revolution A farm is a manipulative creature. There is no such thing as finished. Work comes in a stream and has no end. There are only the things that must be done now and things that can be done later. Kristin Kimball, The Dirty Life: On Farming, Food, and Love Life on a farm is a school of patience; you can't hurry the crops or make

Quotes About Honesty and Truth Seeking Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom. Thomas Jefferson   Every lie is two lies, the lie we tell others and the lie we tell ourselves to justify it. Robert Brault If we are not ashamed to think it, we should not be ashamed to say it. Marcus Tullius Cicero Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure. Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest. Mahatma Gandhi No legacy is so rich as honesty. William Shakespeare, All's Well That Ends Well It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one. George Washington It is not easy to keep silent when silence is a lie. Victor Hugo Falsehood is never in words; it is in things. Italo Calvino, Invisible Cities Integrity is telling myself the truth. And honesty is telling the truth to other people. Spencer Johnson When you tell a lie, you steal someone's right to the truth. Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner Better to get hurt by

The ballot is stronger than the bullet. - Abraham Lincoln (Image Credit: Claudio Schwarez ) The ballot is stronger than the bullet. Abraham Lincoln Somewhere inside of all of us is the power to change the world. Roald Dahl The first duty of a man is to think for himself. Jose Marti The most important office, and the one which all of us can and should fill, is that of private citizen. Louis Brandeis Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote. George Jean Nathan People shouldn't be afraid of their government. Governments should be afraid of their people. Alan Moore Democracy is based upon the conviction there are extraordinary possibilities in ordinary people. Henry Emerson Fosdick Voting is the expression of our commitment to ourselves, one another, this country and this world. Sharon Salzberg, HuffPost There's no such thing as a vote that doesn't matter. It all matters. Barack Obama Talk is cheap, voting is free; take it to the polls. Nanette L. Avery Vote l

Quotes on Character, Personality and Human Nature The best index to a person's character is how he treats people who can't do him any good, and how he treats people who can't fight back. Abigail Van Buren Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power. Abraham Lincoln Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing. Abraham Lincoln Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character. Albert Einstein Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters Albert Einstein Keep in mind that the true measure of an individual is how he treats a person who can do him absolutely no good. Ann Landers Love is the expression of one's values, the greatest reward you can earn for the moral qualities you have achieved in your character and person, the emotional price paid by one man for the joy he receives from the virtues of ano