Gene Logsdon

(1932–2016) Writer United States

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Gene Logsdon was a writer from the United States, best known for LORDS OF FOLLY.

Quick Facts About Gene Logsdon

Born: January 1, 1932
Died: May 31, 2016
Nationality: United States
Profession: Writer
Notable works: LORDS OF FOLLY

About Gene Logsdon

Gene Logsdon was an American man of letters, cultural and economic critic, and farmer. He was a prolific author of essays, novels, and nonfiction books about agrarian issues, ideals, and techniques.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Gene Logsdon

When alchemists first learned how to distill spirits, they called it aqua vitae, the water of life, and far from considering it…

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Alchemist

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I don’t know of a better argument in favor of farming with horses than trying to start an old tractor in the…

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Argument

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“As a working definition of art, I lean toward Tolstoy's: "Art is a human activity having for it's purpose the transmission to…

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Agrarianism

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A log cabin symbolized the embrace between civilization and nature, humans literally wrapping the trees around them as they might draw on…

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Cabins

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Curiously, only in sports do we agree to eschew technological advances, making rules, for example, to limit the power potential of baseball…

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Agree

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Small is not beautiful unless small is skilled and dedicated.

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Beautiful

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“The joy of the open fireplace is playing with fire without being accused of playing with fire.”

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Fire

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Sustainable farms are to today's headlong rush toward global destruction what the monasteries were to the Dark Ages: places to preserve human…

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Age

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Why does no one speak of the cultural advantages of the country? For example, is a well groomed, ecologically kept, sustainably fertile…

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Advantage

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