James Hogg - It would require more hands to manage a stock of sheep, gather them from the hills, for...

James Hogg Zitate

It would require more hands to manage a stock of sheep, gather them from the hills, force them into houses and folds, and drive them to markets, than the profits of the whole stock were capable of maintaining.

James Hogg

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Es würde mehr Hände erfordern, um einen Schafbestand zu verwalten, sie von den Hügeln zu sammeln, in Häuser und Falten zu zwingen und zu Märkten zu treiben, als die Gewinne des gesamten Viehbestandes zu halten vermochten.

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