The name of our proper connection to the earth is 'good work,' for good work involves much giving of honor. It honors the source of its materials; it honors the place where it is done; it honors the art by which it is done; it honors the thing that it makes and the user of the made thing.


Sex, Economy, Freedom & Community: Eight Essays (ed. Pantheon, 1993)

Wendell Berry Quotes

The name of our proper connection to the earth is 'good work,' for good work involves much giving of honor. It honors the source of its materials; it ...

The name of our proper connection to the earth is 'good work,' for good work involves much giving of honor. It honors the source of its materials; it ...

The name of our proper connection to the earth is 'good work,' for good work involves much giving of honor. It honors the source of its materials; it ...

The name of our proper connection to the earth is 'good work,' for good work involves much giving of honor. It honors the source of its materials; it ...