Contrary to popular belief, it was not Ben Weatherstaff in "The Secret Garden" who stated this quote. In the movie, yes he is the one who says it. In the book, it is written as part of the narrative, it is not a quote of any character. I thought perhaps this quote came from some other source in which Frances Hodgson Burnett then used the quote in her infamous book; however I have not found an earlier source than "The Secret Garden". It is, however, one of my favorites:
"Where you tend a rose, a thistle cannot grow" as quoted by Frances Hodgson Burnett in "The Secret Garden"
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