A country’s progress and power are generally measured by the amount of resources they use, or their per person income, or the size of their forces. But would not it be more suitable if we measure them by the number of people who sleep with food in their stomach on a daily basis and also by the life conditions of the people who are growing that food, that is our farmers. A well equipped nation might be powerful, but to be a happy and prosperous nation, it is necessary to make sure that no one has to sleep on an empty stomach and that too after working as a laborer for the whole day. One way to make this happen easily is to make sure we respect and give as much respect to our farmers as much as we give our celebrities. We here salute each and every farmer on the face of the earth, who works daily, from dawn to dusk, in rain and in sun. Here are the best Farmer Quotes and Sayings to salute our unsung heroes.
Being successful as a nation does not mean acquiring money and resources on a global level, it means that the acquired money and the resources should be distributed among people as per their requirements. It is our responsibility as a country that our farmers are happy and thriving.
So here is the best collection of Farmer Quotes and Sayings that will make you understand the life of a farmer more closely:
Farmer Quotes
- “The farmer is the only man in our economy who buys everything at retail, sells everything at wholesale, and pays the freight both ways.” – John F. Kennedy
- “Agriculture is our wisest pursuit because it will in the end contribute most to real wealth, good morals, and happiness.” – Thomas Jefferson
- “A farmer is a magician who produces money from the mud.” – Amit Kalantri
- “No race can prosper until it learns there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem.” – Booker T. Washington
- “I’ve always said I want a farmer, not a hunter. Hunters go for the kill and they move on. A farmer nurtures; he watches things grow.” – Eva Longoria
- “Agriculture is the most healthful, most useful and most noble employment of man.” – George Washington
- “The farmer has to be an optimist or he wouldn’t still be a farmer.” – Will Rogers
- “Do what you love to do, and be around things that make you smile. The cows make me smile every day.” – David Jackson
- “There are only three things that can kill a farmer: lightning, rolling over in a tractor, and old age.” – Bill Bryson
- “Let us not forget that the cultivation of the earth is the most important labor of man. When tillage begins, other arts follow. The farmers, therefore, are the founders of human civilization.” – Daniel Webster
- “It is impossible to have a healthy and healthy society without proper respect for soil.” – Peter Morin
- “It is only the farmer who faithfully plants seeds in the Spring, who reaps a harvest in the Autumn.” – B. C. Forbes
- “But farmers are patient men tried by brutal seasons, and if they weren’t plagued by dreams of generation, few would keep plowing, spring after spring.” – Richard Powers
- “The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops, but the cultivation and perfection of human beings.” – Masanobu Fukuoka
- “A good farmer is nothing nor less than a sensible human being.” – E. B. White
- “There are two spiritual dangers in not owning a farm. One is the danger of supposing that breakfast comes from the grocery, and the other that heat comes from the furnace.” – Aldo Leopold
- “I would rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.” – George Washington
- “Farmers only worry during the growing season, but townspeople worry all the time.” – Edgar Watson Howe
- “If we as a society are willing to have a preference for organic food, the farmer can pass on the savings.” – Robert Patterson
- “If you tickle the earth with a hoe she laughs with a harvest.” – Douglas Jerrold
- “We have neglected the truth that a good farmer is a craftsman of the highest order, a kind of artist.” – Wendell Berry
- “It is impossible to have a healthy and sound society without a proper respect for the soil.” – Peter Maurin
- “My grandfather used to say that once in your life you need a doctor, a lawyer, a policeman, and a preacher. But every day, three times a day, you need a farmer.” – Brenda Schoepp
- “A good farmer is nothing more nor less than a handy man with a sense of humus.” – E. B. White
- “My dream is to become a farmer. Just a bohemian man pulling his own sweet potato for dinner.” – Lenny Kravitz
- “Even if a farmer intends to loaf, he gets up in time to get an early start.” – Edgar Watson Howe
- “Frankly, any city person who doesn’t think I deserve a white-collar salary as a farmer doesn’t deserve my special food.” – Joel Salatin
- “Soil is a living ecosystem, and is a farmer’s most precious asset. A farmer’s productive capacity is directly related to the health of his or her soil.” – Warren Buffett
- “I inherited that calm from my father, who was a farmer. You sow, you wait for good or bad weather, you harvest, but working is something you always need to do.” – Miguel Indurain
- “Agriculture was the first occupation of man, and as it embraces the whole earth, it is the foundation of all other industries.” – E.W. Stewart
- “Life on a farm is a school of patience; you can’t hurry the crops or make an ox in two days.” – Henri Alain
- “Farming isn’t a battle against nature, but a partnership with it. It is respecting the basics of nature in action and ensuring that they continue.” – Jeff Koehler
- “Our farmers deserve praise, not condemnation; and their efficiency should be cause for gratitude, not something for which they are penalized.” – John F. Kennedy
- “My feeling was, you plant some seeds. If they grow, great; if they don’t, you don’t take it personally. Not my problem; I just kept planting. Just like a farmer.” – Hank Haney
- “I think having land and not ruining it is the most beautiful art that anybody could ever want to own.” – Andy Warhol
- “It is thus with farming: if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.” – Cato the Elder
- “Strong communities are built around local, real food. Food we trust to nourish our bodies, the farmer and planet.” – Kimbal Musk
- “It feels good at the end of the day to know that you have created a product that other people are going to enjoy.” – Jericho Sanchez
- “Farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil and you’re a thousand miles from the corn field.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower
- “The goal of any farmer, after producing enough to feed his own family, has always been to find the best place to sell the year’s crop.” – Sonny Purdue
Conclusion
No nation can survive without its farmer, because each and everyone has to eat, no matter rich or poor. So it is high time that we pay our farmers their due respect and importance and help them bring a revolution in farming that will be fulfilling for the whole nation.
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