Yesterday The Twig Was Brown And Bare;

One Must First Seek To Love Plants And Nature, And Then To Cultivate That Happy Peace Of Mind Which Is Satisfied With Little. He Will Be Happier If He Has No Rigid And Arbitrary Ideals, For Gardens Are Coquettish, Particularly With The Novice.

Extension Work Is Not Exhortation. Nor Is It Exploitation Of The People, Or Advertising Of An Institution, Or Publicity Work For Securing Students. It Is A Plain, Earnest, And Continuous Effort To Meet The Needs Of The People On Their Own Farms And In The Localities.

One's Happiness Depends Less On What He Knows Than On What He Feels.

We Accept It Because We Have Seen The Vision. We Know That We Cannot Reap The Harvest, But We Hope That We May So Well Prepare The Land And So Diligently Sow The Seed That Our Successors May Gather The Ripened Grain.

There Is Great Satisfaction In A Well-made Clean Tool That Does Its Work Well.