Quotations: Land, Agriculture, Growth, Literature, Service, Politics

"And he gave it for his opinion, that whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass, to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together." -from Gulliver's Travels (1726)

- Jonathan Swift (English/Irish author, poet, and satirist; b. 1667 - d. 1745)

"I have always heard, Sancho, that doing good to base fellows is like throwing water into the sea."
- from Don Quixote (1605). - Miguel de Cervantes (Spanish poet, novelist, and playwright; b. 1547 - d. 1616)

"My books are water. Those of the great geniuses are wine - everybody drinks water."
- Mark Twain (American author, b. 1835 - d. 1910)

Quotations: Water, Land, Agriculture, Disposition, Heart, Growth, Literature, Love, Virtue, Duty, Natural Resources

"There is in every human heart,
Some not completely barren part,
Where seeds of truth and love might grow,
And flowers of generous virtue flow;
To plant, to watch, to water there,
This be our duty, be our care.
-from Matins and Vespers: With Hymns and Occasional Devotional Pieces (1827)

- Sir John Bowring (English author, poet, political economist, and 4th governor of Hong Kong; b. 1792 - d. 1872)