Country people do not behave as if they think life is short; they live on the principle that it is long, and savor variations of the kind best appreciated if most days are the same.

Quote by Edward Hoagland

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The question of whether it's God's green earth is not at center stage, except in...

The question of whether it's God's green earth is not at center stage, except in...

Many people have believed that they were Chosen, but none more baldly than the Texans.

Many people have believed that they were Chosen, but none more baldly than the Texans.

Like a kick in the butt, the force of events wakes slumberous talents.

Like a kick in the butt, the force of events wakes slumberous talents.

Land of opportunity, land for the huddled masses where would the opportunity have been without...

Land of opportunity, land for the huddled masses where would the opportunity have been without...

True solitude is a din of birdsong, seething leaves, whirling colors, or a clamor of...

True solitude is a din of birdsong, seething leaves, whirling colors, or a clamor of...

Animals are stylized characters in a kind of old saga - stylized because even the...

Animals are stylized characters in a kind of old saga - stylized because even the...

City people try to buy time as a rule, when they can, whereas country people...

City people try to buy time as a rule, when they can, whereas country people...

In order to really enjoy a dog, one doesn't merely try to train him to...

In order to really enjoy a dog, one doesn't merely try to train him to...

Silence is exhilarating at first - as noise is - but there is a sweetness...

Silence is exhilarating at first - as noise is - but there is a sweetness...

Spiteful words can hurt your feelings but silence breaks your heart.

Spiteful words can hurt your feelings but silence breaks your heart.

A properly kept silence is a beautiful thing; it is nothing less than the father...

A properly kept silence is a beautiful thing; it is nothing less than the father...

Such silence has an actual sound, the sound of disappearance.

Such silence has an actual sound, the sound of disappearance.

Silence is the door of consent.

Silence is the door of consent.

Do not speak unless you can improve the silence

Do not speak unless you can improve the silence

Silence is the mother of truth.

Silence is the mother of truth.

Speech is human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead: therefore we must learn...

Speech is human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead: therefore we must learn...

After another moment's silence, she mumbled that I was peculiar, that that was probably why...

After another moment's silence, she mumbled that I was peculiar, that that was probably why...

When you're comfortable with someone you love, the silence is the best. And, that's how...

When you're comfortable with someone you love, the silence is the best. And, that's how...

Hearts seem to always be broken, by the words left unspoken.

Hearts seem to always be broken, by the words left unspoken.

In the silence of night I have often wished for just a few words of...

In the silence of night I have often wished for just a few words of...