Land Quote by LORD NORTHBOURNE

“Give and you shall receive' is not sentimental idealism, it is a simple, practical rule. That which we can and must give to the land is work, and if that work is given in love it will not be drudgery.” quote by LORD NORTHBOURNE — Download Open image

““Give and you shall receive' is not sentimental idealism, it is a simple, practical rule. That which we can and must give to the land is work, and if that work is given in love it will not be drudgery.””

LORD NORTHBOURNE

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