There have been few things in my life which have had a more genial effect on my mind than the possession of a piece of land.

There have been few things in my life which have had a more genial effect on my mind than the possession of a piece of land.

在我的一生中，很少有什么事情比拥有一块土地对我的心灵产生更亲切的影响。

-- Harriet Martineau 马蒂诺