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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D.C. · Dec 27, 1906

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 83, No. 52.

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A FAMOUS English gardener once heard a nobleman say, complainingly, “I can not have a rose garden, though I have often tried, because the soil around my castle is too poor for roses.”
“That is no reason at all,” replied the gardener. “You must go to work and make it better. Any ground can be made fit for roses if pains are taken to prepare it. The poorest soil can be made rich.”
It was a wise saying, and it is true in other places than rose gardens. Some young people say, “I can’t be cheerful,” or “I can’t be sweet tempered,” or “I can’t be forgiving,” as if they were not responsible for the growths in their soul garden because the soil is poor. But “any ground can be made fit for roses,” and any heart can be made fit for the loveliest blossoms of character.—Young People.