We think we have the best of life, and we are content on land.

We have not accumulated much money; we have spent thousands; we have had a big family for which to provide, and on account of the newness of the country, taxes always have been heavy.
But we make no complaint.

We are satisfied.

We could have branched off into fifty different things after we had a fair start here.

We didn't, because we preferred life as we worked it out for ourselves.
Paul says when he leaves the city, and his horses' hoofs strike the road between our fields, he always lifts his head higher, squares his shoulders, and feels a man among men.