To poke a wood fire is more solid enjoyment than almost anything else in the world.

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

The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in its value

Nothing is worth reading that does not require an alert mind.

It is difficult to be emphatic when no one is emphatic on the other side.

To own a bit of ground, to scratch it with a hoe, to plant seeds, and watch the renewal of life - this is the commonest delight of the race, the most satisfactory thing a man can do.

Blessed be agriculture! if one does not have too much of it.