 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.  Agricultural Economics - Сторінка 33автори: James Ernest Boyle - 1921 - 448 стор.Повний перегляд - Докладніше про цю книгу
 | James Rupert Elliott - 1890 - 296 стор.
...intelligent, and the most successful." Arthur Young makes this striking and enthusiastic remark : " Give a man secure possession of a bleak rock, and he will turn it into a garden." Nothing can be more conducive to the success of the farmer's enterprise than the confidence that' his... | |
 | 1891 - 626 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." Now, game-breeding by artificial and luxurious expenditure... | |
 | 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.
...by the same omnipotent principle" of ownership. .July 30. "The very rocks of this region are clothed with verdure. It would be a disgrace to common 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.
...the most lively. An activity has been here, that has swept away all difficulties before it, and has clothed the very rocks with verdure. It would be a...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.
...the most lively. An activity has been here, that has swept away all difficulties before it, and has clothed the very rocks with verdure. It would be a...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... | |
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