The true purpose of education is to teach a man to carry himself triumphant to the sunset. — Liberty Hyde Bailey
No beast has ever conquered the earth; and the natural world has never been conquered by muscular force. — Liberty Hyde Bailey
My life has been a continuous fulfillment of dreams. It appears that everything I saw and — Liberty Hyde Bailey
I do not yet know why plants come out of the land or float in streams, or creep on rocks — Liberty Hyde Bailey
Extension work is not exhortation. Nor is it exploitation of the people, or advertising of — Liberty Hyde Bailey
A garden requires patient labor and attention. Plants do not grow merely to satisfy ambitions — Liberty Hyde Bailey
Anyone who acquires more than the usual amount of knowledge concerning a subject — Liberty Hyde Bailey
We accept it because we have seen the vision. We know that we cannot reap the harvest — Liberty Hyde Bailey
There is no excellence without labor. One cannot dream oneself into either usefulness or happiness. — Liberty Hyde Bailey