“All my best thoughts were stolen by the ancients.” — Emerson

Asked what condition of man most deserves pity, Ben Franklin answered, “A lonesome man on a rainy day who does not know how to read.”

“We do not err because truth is difficult to see. It is visible at a glance. We err because this is more comfortable.” — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

“He who moves not forward, goes backward.” — Goethe

“Wit is educated insolence.” — Aristotle

“The chief danger in life is that you may take too many precautions.” — Alfred Adler

“It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment.” — Ansel Adams

“The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.” — Samuel Butler

“There never was a child so lovely but his mother was glad to get him asleep.” — Emerson