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I know of nothing so pleasant to the mind, as the discovery of anything which is at once new and valuable — nothing which so lightens and sweetens toil, as the hopeful pursuit of such discovery.
Address before the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society (1859)
Every blade of grass is a study; and to produce two, where there was but one, is both a profit and a pleasure.
Address before the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society (1859)
No country can sustain, in idleness, more than a small percentage of its numbers. The great majority must labor at something productive.
Address before the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society (1859)
Some of you will be successful, and such will need but little philosophy to take them home in cheerful spirits; others will be disappointed, and will be in a less happy mood. To such, let it be said, “Lay it not too much to heart.” Let them adopt the maxim, “Better luck next time”; and then, by renewed exertion, make that better luck for themselves.
Address before the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society (1859)
A capacity, and taste, for reading, gives access to whatever has already been discovered by others. It is the key, or one of the keys, to the already solved problems. And not only so. It gives a relish, and facility, for successfully pursuing the [yet] unsolved ones.
Address before the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society (1859)
If any continue through life in the condition of the hired laborer, it is not the fault of the system, but because of either a dependent nature which prefers it, or improvidence, folly, or singular misfortune.
Address before the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society (1859)