Edward Gibbon

"The winds and the waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators." - Edward Gibbon

Jane Austen

"To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment." - Jane Austen

Khalil Gibran

"Sadness is but a wall between two gardens." - Khalil Gibran

Alfred Austin

"Tears are the summer showers to the soul." - Alfred Austin

Mahatma Gandhi

"The good man is the friend of all living things." - Mahatma Gandhi

Josiah Gilbert Holland

"Nature is the master of talents; genius is the master of nature." - Josiah Gilbert Holland

Luigi Pirandello

"Nature uses human imagination to lift her work of creation to even higher levels." - Luigi Pirandello