Liberty Hyde Bailey Quotes


There is no excellence without labor. One cannot dream oneself into either usefulness or happiness.


Citations

Bailey, Liberty Hyde. The Holy Earth. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1915, p. 41.

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Liberty Hyde Bailey
Liberty Hyde Bailey
  • Born: March 15, 1858
  • Died: December 25, 1954
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Scientist

Liberty Hyde Bailey was an American horticulturist and botanist who was cofounder of the American Society for Horticultural Science.:10–15 Bailey is credited with being instrumental in starting agricultural extension services, the 4-H movement, the nature study movement, parcel post and rural electrification. He was considered the father of rural sociology and rural journalism.