- Aarne Niskavuori: I'm just a peasant... I'm carved out of wood, chiselled out of stone!
- Ilona Ahlgren: So you are.
- Niskavuoren vanha emäntä (old matron): Even the milkmaids would help on the fields in between milkings. Now they just nap as much as they can.
- Loviisa's guest: Yes, because they've been with boys all night!
- Rovasti (dean): That's what the world has come down to. It's rare to meet a chaste maid in the cowshed, anymore.
- [Said by the village religious authority figure!]