 Everywhere across whatever sorrows of which our life is woven, some radiant joy will gaily flash past. |
| We ought to thank God for that. Yes, the man who tills the land is more worthy of respect than any. |
| You can't imagine how stupid the whole world has grown nowadays. |
| Always think of what is useful and not what is beautiful. Beauty will come of its own accord. |
| The experience of ages has shown that a man who works on the land is purer, nobler, higher, and more moral... Agriculture should be at the basis of everything. That's my idea. |
| It is no use to blame the looking glass if your face is awry. |
| There are certain words which are nearer and dearer to a man than any others. |
| Countless as the sands of the sea are human passions. |
| Let me warn you, if you start chasing after views, you'll be left without bread and without views. |
| Whatever you may say, the body depends on the soul. |
| The Lord grant we may all be tillers of the soil. |
| They're thinking of turning the peasant into an educated man. Why, first of all they should make him a good and prosperous farmer and then he'll learn all that is necessary for him to know. |
| It's the most righteous, which of course is not the same thing as the most profitable. |
