All Masanobu Fukuoka Quotes
- Life on a small farm might seem primitive, but by living such a life we become able to discover the Great Path. I believe that… Able
- If we throw mother nature out the window, she comes back in the door with a pitchfork. Balance
- When a decision is made to cope with the symptoms of a problem, it is generally assumed that the corrective measures will solve the problem… All
- Modern research divides nature into tiny pieces and conducts tests that conform neither with natural law nor with practical experience. The results are arranged for… According
- I wonder how it is that people's philosophies have come to spin faster than the changing seasons. Changing
- Speaking biologically, fruit in a slightly shriveled state is holding its respiration and energy consumption down to the lowest possible level. It is like a… Biologically
- I believe that even 'returning-to-nature' and anti pollution activities, no matter how commendable, are not moving toward a genuine solution if they are carried out… Activities
- I believe that a revolution can begin from this one strand of straw. Seen at a glance, this rice straw may appear light and insignificant.… Anyone
- Gradually I came to realize that the process of saving the desert of the human heart and revegetating the actual desert is actually the same… Actual
- The increasing desolation of nature, the exhaustion of resources, the uneasiness and disintegration of the human spirit, all have been brought about by humanity's trying… Accomplish
- Ignorance, hatred and greed are killing nature. Greed
- Many people think that when we practice agriculture, nature is helping us in our efforts to grow food. This is an exclusively human-centered viewpoint... we… Agriculture
- The healing of the land and the purification of the human spirit is the same process. Healing
- There is no time in modern agriculture for a farmer to write a poem or compose a song Agriculture
- Farming is not just for growing crops, it is for the cultivation...o f human beings! Beings
- We must find our way back to true nature. We must set ourselves to the task of revitalizing the earth. Regreening the earth, sowing seeds… Desert
- If you do not try to make food delicious, you will find that nature has made it so. Delicious
- Giving up your ego is the shortest way to unification with nature. Ego
- The irony is that science has served only to show how small human knowledge is. Human
- As we kill nature, we are killing ourselves, and God incarnate as the world as well. God
- The simple hearth of the small farm is the true center of our universe. Center
- The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops, but the cultivation and perfection of human beings. Beings
- When it is understood that one loses joy and happiness in the attempt to possess them, the essence of natural farming will be realized. The… Attempt
- Before researchers become researches they should become philosophers. Become Philosophers
- In my opinion, if 100% of the people were farming it would be ideal. If each person were given one quarter-acre, that is 1 1/4… Acre