In his fifth book, he quotes this ancient proverb: “He who ploughs the olive - grove, asks it for fruit; he who manures it, begs for fruit; he who lops it, forces it to yield fruit. ”
ग्रामीण जीवन व शेतीवाडी यांबद्दल १२ पुस्तके लिहिणारा म्हणून तो प्रसिद्ध आहे.