There is life in the ground; it goes into the seeds and also when it is stirred up goes into the man who stirs it.

Public opinion is stronger than the legislature, and nearly as strong as the ten commandments.

A well known American writer said once that, while everybody talked about the weather, nobody seemed to do anything about it.

There is no beauty like that which was spoiled by an accident; no accomplishments and graces are so to be envied as those that circumstances rudely hindered the development of.

The love of dirt is among the earliest of passions, as it is the latest.

Lettuce is like conversation; it must be fresh and crisp, so sparkling that you scarcely notice the bitter in it.

A boy has a natural genius for combining business with pleasure.