Barns Quote by James Thomas Fields

Beside all the moral benefit which we may expect from the farmer's profession, when a man enters it considerately, this promised the conquering of…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Maybe (Taoist story) A classic ancient story illustrates the importance of equanimity and emotional resilience beautifully. Once upon a time, there was a wise…

— Christopher Dines

“Cursed luck! —said he, biting his lip as he shut the door, —for man to be master of one of the finest chains of…

— Laurence Sterne

A farmer's horse is never lame, never unfit to go. Never throws out curbs, never breaks down before or behind. Like his master he…

— Anthony Trollope

“A farmer depends on himself, and the land and the weather. If you're a farmer, you raise what you eat, you raise what you…

— Laura Ingalls Wilder

As a farmer, man himself became closely attached to the landscape, firmly rooted to the soil that supported him. At times the soil seemed…

— Charles Kellogg

Luck is a strong horse; it can carry man to very distant places!

— Mehmet Murat Ildan

Vineyards and shining harvests, pastures, arbors, And all this our very utmost toil Can hardly care for, we wear down our strength Whether in…

— Lucretius

“Well, there was a Chinese farmer whose stallion ran away one day across the border to where a group of nomads lived. When the…

— Steven James

The farmer has patience and trusts the process. He just has the faith and deep understanding that through his daily efforts, the harvest will…

— Robin Sharma

By avarice and selfishness, and a groveling habit, from which none of us is free, of regarding the soil as property, or the means…

— Henry David Thoreau

Traveler: God has been mighty good to your fields, Mr. Farmer. Farmer: You should have seen how he treated them when I wasn't around.

— Anonymous