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Things happen rapidly in the country; something new always comes along to divert them and it isn’t necessarily another calamity.",6,false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":23,"quote_text":24,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":25,"source":26,"quote_tag":27,"commentary":28},3404181,"It’s a fair-sized job to write a book that people can be bothered just to read; when they begin to steal copies, you are really getting some place.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\n\nRuth Stout, an American farmer and writer known for her innovative approach to gardening and sustainable living, penned these words in her 1935 book \"Weeds\", which would go on to become a classic of permaculture literature. At the time, Stout was navigating the challenges of promoting unconventional ideas about farming and self-sufficiency. Her observation reflects her experience as an outsider within the agricultural establishment.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\n\nWhat Stout's statement reveals is that true influence often requires first being ignored or misunderstood, before being recognized and respected. This paradox highlights the tension between seeking validation through instant gratification (in this case, people reading and engaging with one's work) versus enduring long-term credibility through persistence and quality of effort.\n\n**How to Use This**\n\nWhen pursuing creative or professional endeavors, consider that true impact may not come from immediate recognition or praise but rather from the gradual accumulation of trust and respect. 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And why do people who like to work feel superior to those who prefer to dream?",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":42,"quote_text":43,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":44,"source":45,"quote_tag":46,"commentary":9},3404158,"The central paradox and challenge of marriage is that we have to make family out of someone we’re not related to...",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":48,"quote_text":49,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":50,"source":51,"quote_tag":52,"commentary":9},3404152,"The unmulched garden looks to me like some naked thing which for one reason or another would be better off with a few clothes on.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":54,"quote_text":55,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":56,"source":57,"quote_tag":58,"commentary":9},3404142,"Only in the winter, in the country, can you have longer quiet stretches when you can savor belonging to yourself.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":60,"quote_text":61,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":62,"source":63,"quote_tag":64,"commentary":9},3404128,"Working in the garden gives me something beyond the enjoyment of the senses. It gives me a profound feeling of inner peace.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":66,"quote_text":67,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":68,"source":69,"quote_tag":70,"commentary":9},3404114,"There is peace in the garden. Peace and results.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":72,"quote_text":73,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":74,"source":75,"quote_tag":76,"commentary":9},3404106,"I love spring anywhere, but if I could choose I would always greet in a garden.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"currentPage":78,"totalPages":79,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":80},1,2,10]