"They could not have had a more perfect day for a garden-party if they had ordered it." — Katherine Mansfield

A thing of beauty is a joy forever; its loveliness increases; it will never pass into nothingness

Source: Endymion (1818)

To get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with

Source: Following the Equator, ch. 48 (1897)

Flowers are the sweetest things God ever made and forgot to put a soul into.

Source: Proverbs from Plymouth Pulpit

God made the country, and man made the town.

Source: The Task (1785)

My heart leaps up when I behold A Rainbow in the sky:

Source: Poems in Two Volumes, My Heart Leaps Up (1807)

The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude

Katherine Mansfield Quote