William Petty Quote

A thousand acres that can feed a thousand souls is better than ten thousand acres of no more effect.


Tracts; Chiefly Relating to Ireland (ed. 1769)


A thousand acres that can feed a thousand souls is better than ten thousand acres of no more effect.

A thousand acres that can feed a thousand souls is better than ten thousand acres of no more effect.

A thousand acres that can feed a thousand souls is better than ten thousand acres of no more effect.

A thousand acres that can feed a thousand souls is better than ten thousand acres of no more effect.