"We ought to thank God for that. Yes, the man who tills the land is more worthy of respect than any." ― Nikolai Gogol Topic(s): Age More From Nikolai Gogol "Always think of what is useful and not what is beautiful. Beauty will come of its own accord." More In Age "Experience is a revelation in the light of which we renounce our errors of youth for those of age."― Ambrose Bierce "When superstition is allowed to perform the task of old age in dulling the human temperament, we can say goodbye to all excellence in poetry, in painting, and in music."― Denis Diderot "Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking."― Albert Einstein