#leaves

There are no such things as Flowers there are only gladdened Leaves. ↗

— John Ruskin

#leaves #only #such #things

Do not think of your faults, still less of other's faults; look for what is good and strong, and try to imitate it. Your faults will drop off, like dead leaves, when their time comes. ↗

— John Ruskin

#dead #drop #faults #good #imitate

I deem it established, then, that the Constitution does not recognize property in man, but leaves that question, as between the states, to the law of nature and of nations. ↗

— William H. Seward

#constitution #deem #does #established #i

In life, when stuff happens the instinct is to close off your heart. By leaving your heart open, it leaves room for someone else to come in. ↗

— Jane Seymour

#come #else #happens #heart #instinct

In our Country... one class of men makes war and leaves another to fight it out. ↗

— William Tecumseh Sherman

#class #country #fight #leaves #makes

This issue, if not addressed, leaves any President, including George Bush, open to the criticism that they are essentially ignoring the destruction of the nation and I believe that with all my heart. ↗

— Tom Tancredo

#any #believe #bush #criticism #destruction

He can fight terrorists overseas, but he leaves our borders so they can come in here and do their thing. ↗

— Tom Tancredo

#come #fight #here #leaves #our

I thought about how the past can become so small. An entire day, 24 separate, heavy hours, becomes the size of a tiny brown leaf falling from a tree. Before you know it, a whole year is just a pile of dead leaves on the ground. The year or so I’d spent in love with Chad was starting to feel so long ago, swept away by the wind. I knew that this year would soon feel far away too. ↗

— Kimberly Novosel

#healing #in-love #leaves #love #pain

I could have gone on to be an engineer full time, except that there was more demand for my playing. But the love of working the board never leaves you. ↗

— Steve Cropper

#could #demand #engineer #except #full

Some dog I got too. We call him Egypt. Because in every room he leaves a pyramid. ↗

— Rodney Dangerfield

#call #dog #egypt #every #got