Peasant Quotes

130 quotes by 120 authors

A peasant becomes fond of his pig and is glad to salt away its pork. What is significant, and is so difficult for the urban… — John Berger
I like army boots, I like peasant skirts - sometimes together! So I do know that I have odd taste. — Mayim Bialik
My wife was the first art collector in the family, and I didn't become interested until around 1973. The first important artwork we bought was… — Eli Broad
Those who came to the United States didn't realize they were white until they got here. They were told they were white. They had to… — Cornel West
That all who are happy are equally happy is not true. A peasant and a philosopher may be equally satisfied, but not equally happy. A… — Samuel Johnson
Life in the country teaches one that the really stimulating things are the quiet, natural things, and the really wearisome things are the noisy, unnatural… — Beverley Nichols
After a child has arrived at the legal age for attending school,-whether he be the child of noble or of peasant,-the only two absolute grounds… — Horace Mann
Drink because you are happy, but never because you are miserable. Never drink when you are wretched without it, or you will be like the… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
I've no desire to hang around with a bunch of upper-class delinquents, do twenty minutes' work and then spend the rest of the day loafing… — Rowan Atkinson
You peasant swain! You whoreson malt-horse drudge! — William Shakespeare
The mighty steam-engine has its germ in the simple boiler in which the peasant prepares his food. The huge ship is but the expansion of… — John Timbs
Both wit and understanding are trifles without integrity. The ignorant peasant without fault is greater than the philosopher with many. What is genius or courage… — Oliver Goldsmith
Intelligent people need a fool to lead them. When the team's all a bunch of scientists, it is best to have a peasant lead the… — Jack Ma
In living in the world by his own will and skill, the stupidest peasant or tribesman is more competent than the most intelligent worker or… — Wendell Berry
Name me any liquid except our own blood that flows more intimately and incessantly through the labyrinth of symbols we have conceived to make our… — Clifton Fadiman
The creator of the heavens obeys a carpenter; the God of eternal glory listens to a poor virgin. Has anyone ever witnessed anything comparable to… — Anthony of Padua
Peasant people ... don't have a chance to share in the riches that the planet can offer because some people are taking off so much… — Dorothy Stang
Though, as he was torn into a pink upper air, she was a good craft to ride in, for her belly was firm and her… — Thomas Keneally
Under chattel slavery and feudalism, exploitation was concrete and personalized in the producer's relationship with his master. The slave and peasant knew exactly who was… — Kevin Carson
The link between literacy and revolutions is a well-known historical phenomenon. The three great revolutions of modern European history -- the English, the French and… — Orlando Figes

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