Who said “When tillage begins, other arts follow. The farmers, therefore, are the founders of…”?

“Our farmers round, well pleased with constant gain, like other farmers, flourish and complain.”

“Bowed by the weight of centuries he leans upon his hoe and gazes on the ground, the emptiness of ages in his face, and on his back the burden of the world.”

“There is, of course, a gold mine or a buried treasure on every mortgaged homestead. Whether the farmer ever digs for it or not, it is there, haunting his daydreams when the burden of debt is most unbearable.”

“Sowing is not as difficult as reaping.”

“The master's eye is the best fertilizer.”

“Mind is the great lever of all things.”

“Whatever makes men good Christians, makes them good citizens.”

“There is no refuge from confession but suicide; and suicide is confession.”

“Let us develop the resources of our land, call forth its powers, build up its institutions, promote all its great interests, and see whether we also, in our day and generation, may not perform something worthy to be remembered.”

“Wisdom begins at the end.”

“The past is at least secure.”