“Nobody is qualified to become a statesman who is entirely ignorant of the problem of wheat.”

Be of good cheer about death, and know this of a truth, that no evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death.

One should never do wrong in return, nor mistreat any man, no matter how one has been mistreated by him.

The really important thing is not to live, but to live well. And to live well meant, along with more enjoyable things in life, to live according to your principles.

I know you won’t believe me, but the highest form of Human Excellence is to question oneself and others.

Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.

Your mind is your predicament. It wants to be free of change. Free of pain, free of the obligations of life and death. But change is law and no amount of pretending will alter that reality.

Your mind is your predicament. It wants to be free of change. Free of pain, free of the obligations of life and death. But change is law and no amount of pretending will alter that reality.

An unconsidered life is not one worth living.

We cannot live better than in seeking to become better.

Be slow to fall into friendship, but when you are in, continue firm and constant.

True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.

All men’s souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine.

The true champion of justice, if he intends to survive even for a short time, must necessarily confine himself to private life and leave politics alone.

I do believe that there are gods, and in a far higher sense than that in which any of my accusers believe in them.

Understanding a question is half an answer.

The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.

Permaculture is the conscious design and maintenance of agriculturally productive ecosystems which have the diversity, stability, and resilience of natural ecosystems.

That we don’t design agriculture to be sustainable is totally eerie. We design it to be a disaster, and of course, we get a disaster.

The agriculture taught at colleges between 1930 and 1980 has caused more damage on the face of the Earth than any other factor.

The environmental crisis arises from a fundamental fault: our systems of production – in industry, agriculture, energy and transportation – essential as they are, make people sick and die.

Agriculture’s not insulated from having a percentage of people who might be really good old graziers, but they’re no good as business people.

If you ask what you are going to do about global warming, the only rational answer is to change the way in which we do transportation, energy production, agriculture and a good deal of manufacturing. The problem originates in human activity in the form of the production of goods.

When you concentrate on agriculture and industry and are frugal in expenditures, Heaven cannot impoverish your state.

Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.