 Give a man the secure possession of a bleak rock, and he will turn it into a garden ; give him * Arthur Young's Trtnelt m francl, ml. ip 88. « Ibid. p. 61. a nine years lease of a garden, and he will convert it into a desert.  Proceedings ... - Сторінка 43автори: New York State Bar Association - 1895Повний перегляд - Докладніше про цю книгу
 | Arthur Young - 1892 - 452 стор.
...away all difficulties before it, and has clothed the very rocks with verdure. It would be an insult to common sense to ask the cause. The enjoyment of...have done it. Give a man the secure possession of a black rock and he will turn it into a garden." Here it is necessary to put in a word of explanation.... | |
 | John Stuart Mill - 1894 - 644 стор.
...copyholder is not less so than a freeholder. What is wanted is permanent possession on fixed terms. " Give a man the secure possession of a bleak rock, and he will turn it into a garden ; give him aniñe years' lease of a garden, and he will convert it into a desert." The details which have been... | |
 | 1912 - 620 стор.
...the great farmer-economist of England, said years ago, "The magic of property turns sand into gold. Give a man the secure possession of a bleak rock, and he will turn it into a garden." And Adam Smith in his epoch-making book, "The Wealth of Nations," wrote nearly a century ago, "A small... | |
 | 1895 - 914 стор.
...active husbandmen who turn their rocks into scenes of fertility because, I suppose, their own, would do the same by the wastes if animated by the same omnipotent...sense to ask the cause: the enjoyment of property munt have done it. Give a man the secure possession of a bleak rock, and he will turn it into a garden;... | |
 | John Stuart Mill - 1896 - 1142 стор.
...activity has been here, that has swept away all difficulties before it, and has clothed the very rocks with verdure. It would be a disgrace to common sense...cause; the enjoyment of property must have done it. IGive a man the secure possession of a bleak rock, and he will turn it into a garden ; give him a nine... | |
 | William Tallack - 1896 - 690 стор.
...all difficulties before it and has clothed the very rocks with verdure. The enjoyment of property has done it. Give a man the secure possession of a bleak rock and he will turn it into a garden." And Miss BETHAM EDWARDS, in writing of " France of to-day," speaks of : — " The almost entire self-sufficingness... | |
 | William Tallack - 1896 - 512 стор.
...has clothed the very rocks with verdure. The enjoyment of property has done it. Give a man the wcure possession of a bleak rock and he will turn it into a garden." And Miss BETHAM EDWARDS, in writing of " France of to-day," speaks of : — " The almost entire self-sufficingness... | |
 | John Stuart Mill - 1899 - 518 стор.
...activity has been here, that has swept away all difficulties before it, and has clothed the very rocks with verdure. It would be a disgrace to common sense...done it. Give a man the secure possession of a bleak lock, and he will turn it into a garden; give him a nine years' lease of a garden, and he will convert... | |
 | John Stuart Mill - 1900 - 506 стор.
...activity has been here, that has swept away all difficulties before it, and has clothed the very rocks with verdure. It would be a disgrace to common sense...of a bleak rock, and he will turn it into a garden; jjive him a nine years' lease of a garden, and he will convert it into a desert." In his description... | |
 | Alfred Russel Wallace - 1900 - 552 стор.
...improvement in irrigation and cultivation, he is so sure of the explanation of the fact that he remarks : " It would be a disgrace to common sense to ask the cause ; the enjoyment of property mutt have done it. Give a man secure possession of a bleak rock and he will turn it into a garden ;... | |
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