It was not till I experimented with seeds plucked straight from a growing plant that I had my first success..the first thrill of creation..the first taste of blood. This, surely, must be akin to the pride of paternity..indeed, many soured bachelors would wager that it must be almost as wonderful to see the first tiny crinkled leaves of one's first plant as to see the tiny crinkled face of one's first child. Beverley Nichols
Some Similar Quotes
  1. They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for. - Tom Bodett
  2. Part of the problem with the word 'disabilities' is that it immediately suggests an inability to see or hear or walk or do other things that many of us take for granted. But what of people who can't feel? Or talk about their feelings? Or... - Fred Rogers
  3. Keep your best wishes, close to your heart and watch what happens - Tony Deliso
  4. Dare to love yourselfas if you were a rainbowwith gold at both ends. - Aberjhani
  5. It’s important that what thoughts you are feeding into your mind because your thoughts create your belief and experiences. You have positive thoughts and you have negative ones too. Nurture your mind with positive thoughts: kindness, empathy, compassion, peace, love, joy, humility, generosity, etc. The... - Roy T. Bennett
More Quotes By Beverley Nichols
  1. It was not till I experimented with seeds plucked straight from a growing plant that I had my first success..the first thrill of creation..the first taste of blood. This, surely, must be akin to the pride of paternity..indeed, many soured bachelors would wager that it...
  2. The seed of a blue lupin will usually produce a blue lupin. But the seed of a blue-eyed man may produce a brown-eyed bore...especially if his wife has a taste for gigolos.
  3. I think it is silly to be amateur about anything when one has an opportunity of learning.
  4. Let us be honest: most of us rather like our cats to have a streak of wickedness. I should not feel quite easy in the company of any cat that walked around the house with a saintly expression.
  5. A garden without cats, it will be generally agreed, can scarcely deserve to be called a garden at all...much of the magic of the heather beds would vanish if, as we bent over them, there was no chance that we might hear a faint rustle...
Related Topics