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| MissWhit |
Posted - Mar 22 2008 : 07:35:00 AM
I am reading Wise Words for the Good Life by Helen Nearing. The Nearing books are so good :) It's a book about quotes, and I am only a few pages in, but I couldn't help posting this one...
"Would you be strong? Go follow up the plough;
Would you be thoughtful? Study fields and flowers;
Would you be wise? Take on yourself a vow
To go to school in Nature's sunny bowers.
Fly from the city; nothing there can charm-
Seek wisdom, strength, and virtue on a farm."
-Anonymous, Farmers Everyday Book 1850
Anyone else have memorable quotes from memorable books?
"The ordinary arts we practice every day at home are of more importance to the soul than their simplicity might suggest." Thomas More
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| abbasgurl |
Posted - Mar 22 2008 : 10:12:31 PM
Oh Whitney...hubby & I were really into the Nearings books & lifestyle MANY years ago! Wonderful reading...very thought provoking! I have never seen the book of quotes...need to look it up. Thanks for sharing!
Rhonda
I will sing at the top of my lungs, and I will dance even if I'm the only one...
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| Utahfarmgirl |
Posted - Mar 22 2008 : 11:00:09 AM
Wonderful! thanks so much for posting, Whitney!
Patricia
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