--- title: "7 Furrows Quotes by 6 authors" description: "Browse 7 Furrows quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Furrows sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba0/matthew-henry-903_fields_man-takes-great-pains-to-heap-up-riches_272823.jpg" --- > [Man takes great pains to heap up riches, and they are like heaps of manure in the furrows of the field, good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-henry/man-takes-great-pains-to-heap-up-riches-and-they-are-like-heaps-of/) [Matthew Henry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-henry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba0/matthew-henry-903_fields_man-takes-great-pains-to-heap-up-riches_272823.jpg) > [The seeds of first instructions are dropp'd into the deepest furrows.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-farquhar-tupper/the-seeds-of-first-instructions-are-dropp-d-into-the-deepest-furrows/) [Martin Farquhar Tupper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-farquhar-tupper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0b/martin-farquhar-tupper-4080_firsts_the-seeds-of-first-instructions-are-drop_319057.png) > [God fails not to sow blessings in the furrows.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-taylor/god-fails-not-to-sow-blessings-in-the-furrows/) [Jeremy Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-taylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c5/jeremy-taylor-4089_blessing_god-fails-not-to-sow-blessings-in-the-fu_447465.png) > [“The fields are black and ploughed, and they lie like a great fan before us, with their furrows gathered in some hand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayn-rand/the-fields-are-black-and-ploughed-and-they-lie-like-a-great-fan/) [Ayn Rand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayn-rand/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/831/ayn-rand-59_dirt_the-fields-are-black-and-ploughed-and-th_745095.jpg) > [“Push off, and sitting well in order smite the sounding furrows”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ulysses-tennyson/push-off-and-sitting-well-in-order-smite-the-sounding-furrows/) [Ulysses Tennyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ulysses-tennyson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/131/ulysses-tennyson-284785_poetry-quotes_push-off-and-sitting-well-in-order-smite_1142143.jpg) > [Man takes a great deal of pains to heap up riches, and they are but like heaps of manure in the furrows…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-henry/man-takes-a-great-deal-of-pains-to-heap-up-riches-and-they-are-but/) [Matthew Henry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-henry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b1/matthew-henry-903_fields_man-takes-a-great-deal-of-pains-to-heap_1485769.jpg) > [To dig a straight furrow, the plowman needs to keep his eyes on a fixed point ahead of him. That keeps him…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-w-hunter/to-dig-a-straight-furrow-the-plowman-needs-to-keep-his-eyes-on-a/) [Howard W. Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-w-hunter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/675/howard-w-hunter-8675_attention_to-dig-a-straight-furrow-the-plowman-nee_2555710.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/furrows/#itemlist", "name": "Furrows Quotes", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Man takes great pains to heap up riches, and they are like heaps of manure in the furrows of the field, good for nothing unless they be spread.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Matthew Henry" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-henry/man-takes-great-pains-to-heap-up-riches-and-they-are-like-heaps-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba0/matthew-henry-903_fields_man-takes-great-pains-to-heap-up-riches_272823.jpg", "contentUrl": 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