Quotes by Masanobu Fukuoka, The One-Straw Revolution

Explore a curated collection of 13 quotes by Masanobu Fukuoka, The One-Straw Revolution. Discover timeless wisdom, insightful thoughts, and memorable words that have inspired readers around the world. Browse through the gallery below and click on any quote to read more.

I do not particularly like the word 'work.' Human beings are the only animals who have to work, and I think that is the — Masanobu Fukuoka, The One-Straw Revolution
Fast rather than slow, more rather than less--this flashy "development" is linked directly to society's impending collap — Masanobu Fukuoka, The One-Straw Revolution
Extravagance of desire is the fundamental cause which has led the world into its present predicament. Fast rather than s — Masanobu Fukuoka, The One-Straw Revolution
Before researchers become researchers they should become philosophers. They should consider what the human goal is, what — Masanobu Fukuoka, The One-Straw Revolution
Food and medicine are not two different things: they are the front and back of one body. Chemically grown vegetables may — Masanobu Fukuoka, The One-Straw Revolution
At first people ate simply because they were alive and because food was tasty. Modern people have come to think that if — Masanobu Fukuoka, The One-Straw Revolution
Until there is a reversal of the sense of values which cares more for size and appearance than for quality, there will b — Masanobu Fukuoka, The One-Straw Revolution
If 22 bushels (1,300 pounds) of rice and 22 bushels of winter grain are harvested from a quarter acre field, then the fi — Masanobu Fukuoka, The One-Straw Revolution
In olden times there were warriors, farmers, craftsmen, and merchants. Agriculture was said to be closer to the source o — Masanobu Fukuoka, The One-Straw Revolution
In my opinion, if 100% of the people were farming it would be ideal. If each person were given one quarter-acre, that is — Masanobu Fukuoka, The One-Straw Revolution
The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops, but the cultivation and perfection of human beings. — Masanobu Fukuoka, The One-Straw Revolution
When it is understood that one loses joy and happiness in the attempt to possess them, the essence of natural farming wi — Masanobu Fukuoka, The One-Straw Revolution
I believe that even 'returning-to-nature' and anti pollution activities, no matter how commendable, are not moving towar — Masanobu Fukuoka, The One-Straw Revolution