Working in the garden… gives me a profound feeling of inner peace.

About Ruth Stout

Portrait of Ruth Stout

Ruth Imogen Stout (June 14, 1884 – August 22, 1980) was an American author best known for her "No-Work" gardening books and techniques.

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Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop.

Before you agree to do anything that might add even the smallest amount of stress to your life, ask yourself: What is my truest intention? Give yourself time to let a yes resound within you. When it's right, I guarantee that your entire body will feel it.

—Oprah Winfrey

Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is a nobler art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of nonessentials.

If you can attain repose and calm, believe that you have seized happiness.

—Julie-Jeanne-Eleonore de Lespinasse

Never lose sight of this important truth, that no one can be truly great until he has gained a knowledge of himself, a knowledge which can only be acquired by occasional retirement.

—Johann Georg von Zimmermann

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Working in the garden...gives me a profound feeling of inner peace.