Nutrimentum spiritus (food for the soul). ~Berlin Royal Library, inscription
Luxury is an ancient notion. There was once a Chinese mandarin who had himself wakened three times every morning simply for the pleasure of being told it was not yet time to get up. ~Argosy
Eat, drink and be scary. ~Author Unknown
Whatever you may be sure of, be sure of this: That you are dreadfully like other people. ~James Russell Lowell, "Democracy Address," Birmingham, England, 6 October 1884
When a dog runs at you, whistle for him. ~Henry David Thoreau
Take your needle, my child, and work at your pattern; it will come out a rose by and by. Life is like that - one stitch at a time taken patiently and the pattern will come out all right like the embroidery. ~Oliver Wendell Holmes
Officials are the only guys who can rob you and then get a police escort out of the stadium. ~Ron Bolton
There are times when two people need to step apart from one another, but there is no rule that says they have to turn and fire. ~Robert Brault, www.robertbrault.com
I thank you God for this most amazing day, for the leaping greenly spirits of trees, and for the blue dream of sky and for everything which is natural, which is infinite, which is yes. ~e.e. cummings
If we cut up beasts simply because they cannot prevent us and because we are backing our own side in the struggle for existence, it is only logical to cut up imbeciles, criminals, enemies, or capitalists for the same reasons. ~C.S. Lewis
The life spark in my eyes is in no way different than the life spark in the eyes of any other sentient being. ~Michael Stepaniak, quoted in Joanne Stepaniak, The Vegan Sourcebook, 1998
Hypocrisy is an homage that vice renders to virtue. ~Francois, Duc De La Rochefoucauld, Maximes, 1678
Hug a police officer. It's the law! ~Author Unknown
Never forget that it is not a pneumonia, but a pneumonic man who is your patient. ~William Withey Gull
It's so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life. ~Rita Rudner
No man is as anti-feminist as a really feminine woman. ~Frank O'Connor
Slow down and everything you are chasing will come around and catch you. ~John De Paola
Mistakes fail in their mission of helping the person who blames them on the other fellow. ~Henry S. Haskins
Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realise we cannot eat money. ~Cree Indian Proverb Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realise we cannot eat money. ~Cree Indian Proverb
I would rather have men ask why I have no statue than why I have one. ~Marcus Porcius Cato
I like her because she smiles at me and means it. ~Anonymous
There are people whose watch stops at a certain hour and who remain permanently at that age. ~Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve
The ability and inclination to use physical strength is no indication of bravery or tenacity to life. The greatest cowards are often the greatest bullies. Nothing is cheaper and more common than physical bravery. ~Clarence Darrow, Resist Not Evil
If by chance I seated myself to write, she very slyly, very tenderly, seeking protection and caresses, would softly take her place on my knee and follow the comings and goings of my pen -sometimes effacing, with an unintentional stroke of her paw, lines of whose tenor she disapproved. ~Pierre Loti
