Wise sayings often fall on barren ground, but a kind word is never thrown away.
New England has a harsh climate, a barren soil, a rough and stormy coast, and yet we love it, even with a love passing that of dwellers in more favored regions.
I don't see the desert as barren at all; I see it as full and ripe. It doesn't need to be flattered with rain. It certainly needs rain, but it does with what it has, and creates amazing beauty.
Men have looked upon the desert as barren land, the free holding of whoever chose; but in fact each hill and valley in it had a man who was its acknowledged owner and would quickly assert the right of his family or clan to it, against aggression.
In Israel, a land lacking in natural resources, we learned to appreciate our greatest national advantage: our minds. Through creativity and innovation, we transformed barren deserts into flourishing fields and pioneered new frontiers in science and technology.
Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow.
People think that Detroit is this barren wasteland. While there are parts that are not as nice as others, the misconception is not true. It is definitely not a thriving community in Detroit, but it is getting there. There is a lot of heart and love in this city.
For each of us who appear to have had a successful experiment there are many to whom their own experiments seem barren and negative.
Never stay up on the barren heights of cleverness, but come down into the green valleys of silliness.
Love is a sickness full of woes, All remedies refusing; A plant that with most cutting grows, Most barren with best using.