Farmers are philosophical; they have learned that it is less wearing to shrug than to beat their breasts. But there is another angle to their attitude. Things happen rapidly in the country; something new always comes along to divert them and it isn't necessarily another calamity.


How to Have a Green Thumb Without an Aching Back (1955)

Ruth Stout Quotes

Farmers are philosophical; they have learned that it is less wearing to shrug than to beat their breasts. But there is another angle to their...

Farmers are philosophical; they have learned that it is less wearing to shrug than to beat their breasts. But there is another angle to their...

Farmers are philosophical; they have learned that it is less wearing to shrug than to beat their breasts. But there is another angle to their...

Farmers are philosophical; they have learned that it is less wearing to shrug than to beat their breasts. But there is another angle to their...