The love of money, not money, is root of all evil.

— Dave Ramsey

The root system supports the branches.

— Lailah Gifty Akita

A tree's beauty lies in its branches, but its strength lies in its roots.

— Matshona Dhliwayo

I follow Plato only with my mindPure beauty strikes me as a little thinA little cold, however beautiful.I am in love with what is mixed and impureDoubtful, dark and hard to disencumberI want beauty I must dig for, search for.Pure beauty is beginning and not endBegin with the sun and drop from sun to cloudFrom cloud to tree, and from tree to earth itselfAnd deeper yet to the earth dark root.I am in love with what resists my lovingWith what I have to labor to make live.

— Robert Francis

The root of all desire is the realization of NOT HAVING IT!

— Harrish Sairaman

Spiritual counselling is helping people find the deep root of stillness in themselves, which is also a connection to everything else.

— Jay Woodman

10. Comparison is the root of all feelings of inferiority. The moment you begin examining other people’s strengths against your most obvious weaknesses, your self-esteem starts to crumble!

— James C. Dobson

I’d be glad to go out on a limb with thoseWho want nothing beyond what the wind bestows,Were I not bound to roots, dug in deep to bearNever being done grasping for light and air.

— X.J. Kennedy

If the root is holy, the branches shall be holy.

— Lailah Gifty Akita

Secret is the mother of all lies.

— Toba Beta