The more slowly trees grow at first, the sounder they are at the core. And I think the same is true of human beings.
Henry David Thoreau

Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
Theodore Roosevelt

I long to accomplish great and noble tasks, but it is my chief duty and joy to accomplish humble tasks as though they were great and noble.
Helen Keller

A good plan that is implemented today is better than a perfect plan that is implemented tomorrow.
George Patton

Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.
Hans Christian Anderson

The noblest man of earth is he who puts his hands cheerfully and proudly to honest labor.
Thomas Louis Haines

The greatest fine art of the future will be the making of a comfortable life from a small piece of land.
Abraham Lincoln

Autumn, the year’s last, loveliest smile.
William Cullen Bryant

Winter, a lingering season, is a time to gather golden moments, embark upon a sentimental journey, and enjoy every idle hour.
John Boswell

Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home.
Edith Sitwell