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Happiness and misfortune     (Glück und Unglück)     1815

What did a doctor say to a farmer? “You country people,” he said, ”always have it good. If the grain has grown little, you sell it for an expensive price. If it is cheap, you have a lot to sell and make a lot of money.” -
“Conversely, Mr. Doctor,” said the farmer, ”we can't get a green branch. Because if the grain is expensive, we don't have much to sell. But when we have a lot, it's cheap and yet it doesn't make us rich.” -

Also well given.