We talk of our mastery of nature, which sounds very grand but the fact is we respectfully adapt ourselves, first, to her ways.
Age should not have its face lifted, but it should rather teach the world to admire wrinkles as the etchings of experience and the firm line of character.
Information's pretty thin stuff unless mixed with experience.
The egg it is the source of all To everyone's ancestral hall.
Dogs have more love than integrity. They've been true to us yes but they haven't been true to themselves.
You can't sweep other people off their feet, if you can't be swept off your own.
The real world is not easy to live in. It is rough it is slippery. Without the most clear-eyed adjustments we fall and get crushed.
Father expected a good deal of God. He didn't actually accuse God of inefficiency but when he prayed his tone was loud and angry like that of a dissatisfied guest in a carelessly managed hotel.
A moderate addiction to money may not always be hurtful but when taken in excess it is nearly always bad for the health.
Creatures whose main spring is curiosity will enjoy the accumulating of fact far more than the pausing at times to reflect on those facts.
