Yields Quotes

Memory says, 'I did that.' Pride replies, 'I could not have done that.' Eventually, memory yields.

To our strongest impulse, to the tyrant in us, not only our reason but also our conscience yields.

Charity bestowed upon those who are worthy of it is like good seed sown on a good soil that yields an abundance of fruits. But alms given to those who are yet under the tyrannical yoke of the passions are like seed deposited in a bad soil. The passions of the receiver of the alms choke, as it were, the growth of merits.

I have seen firsthand that agricultural science has enormous potential to increase the yields of small farmers and lift them out of hunger and poverty.