William Shakespeare
Playwright, Poet
"Do not spread the compost on the weeds."
Compost quotes
Compost
10 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Rumi
Poet, Philosopher
"The ground's generosity takes in our compost and grows beauty! Try to be more like the ground."
Eliot Coleman
Farmer, Author
"Information is like compost; it does no good unless you spread it around."
Tim Johnson
Politician
"I consider failures to be the compost that feeds the better and best that is on its way."
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