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Charles Dudley Warner was an American novelist born on September 12, 1829, and died on October 20, 1900. Known for his humor and satire, his works include notable titles such as 'The Country of the Pointed Firs'.

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“What a man needs in gardening is a cast-iron back, with a hinge in it.”

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“The man who has planted a garden feels that he has done something for the good of the world.”

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Book:My Summer in a Garden: Easyread Comfort Edition

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“The principal value of a garden is not understood. It is not to give the possessors vegetables and fruit (that can be better and cheaper done by the market-gardeners), but to teach him patience and philosophy, and the higher virtues - hope deferred, and expectations blighted, leading directly to resignation, and sometimes to alienation.”

Source: My Summer in a Garden: Easyread Comfort Edition

“To own a bit of ground, to scratch it with a hoe, to plant seeds, and watch the renewal of life - this is the commonest delight of the race, the most satisfactory thing a man can do.”

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“A garden is an awful responsibility. You never know what you may be aiding to grow in it.”

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Book:My Summer in a Garden: Easyread Comfort Edition

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About the Author

Born: September 12, 1829
Died: October 20, 1900
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 77

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