In the midst of the garden there are two trees

“Full many a glorious morning have I seen flatter the mountain-tops with sovereign eye, kissing with golden face the meadows ...

“In the mountains the shortest route is from peak to peak, but for that you must have really long legs.” ...

“The blemishes of the mind, like those of the face, increase by age.” – Francois Duc De La Rochefoucauld, Reflections ...