Andrew Nelson Lytle quotes

Andrew Nelson Lytle quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“It is impossible for any culture to be sound and healthy without a proper respect and proper regard for the soil.”
-- Andrew Nelson Lytle

Source : Andrew Nelson Lytle (1990). “From Eden to Babylon: The Social and Political Essays of Andrew Nelson Lytle”, Gateway Books

#Garden Quotes #Healthy Quotes #Sound Quotes

“God the first garden made, and the first city Cain.”
“"We may talk what we please," he cries in his enthusiasm for the oldest of the arts, "of lilies, and lions rampant, and spread eagles, in fields d'or or d'argent; but, if heraldry were guided by reason, a plough in a field arable would be the most noble and ancient arms."”
“I see little hope for a nation that values the health of its livestock more than that of its people....Farmers are not criticized for routinely giving their (live)stock nutritional supplements....superior to any sold for humans...Millions of families could plant home gardens if they truly wanted health. Refined food are practically unknown in Russia. The life expectancy of the 40-year-old American is near the lowest in the world.”
“Only he who bestirs himself can advance spiritually. The fool who uses extraneous aids for this, in the form of the ready-made opinions of others, only walks his path as if on crutches, while ignoring his own healthy limbs.”

Source : Abd-ru-shin (1998). “In the Light of Truth: The Grail Message”, p.4, Grail Foundation Press
“And silence sounds no worse than cheers After earth has stopped the ears.”
“He who is not impressed by sound advice, lacks faith.”
“I think the fans really wanna hear the songs the way they sound on the record.”
“I was a big fan of Middle Eastern elements of music and experimental electronic and tribal sounds.”
“I think that every band tries to mature their sound through their existence, you know?”
“Listen ... With faint dry sound, Like steps of passing ghosts, The leaves, frost-crisp'd, break free from the trees And fall.”

Source : Adelaide Crapsey, “November Night”

You may also like: