Cows are amongst the gentlest of breathing creatures; none show more passionate tenderness to their young when deprived of them; and, in short, I am not ashamed to profess a…

Courage is reckoned the greatest of all virtues; because, unless a man has that virtue, he has no security for preserving any other. ~Samuel Johnson (Thanks, Frank Lynch) Courage is…

It is only in the country that we can get to know a person or a book. ~Cyril Connolly, The Unquiet Grave, 1945 God made the country, and man made…

Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed. ~Mohandas K. Gandhi, quoted in E.F. Schumacher, Small Is Beautiful Nature provides a free lunch, but only…

I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can.…

To get something done a committee should consist of no more than three people, two of whom are absent. ~Robert Copeland A committee is a group that keeps minutes and…

Academe, n.: An ancient school where morality and philosophy were taught. Academy, n.: A modern school where football is taught. ~Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary A university is what a…

The morning cup of coffee has an exhilaration about it which the cheering influence of the afternoon or evening cup of tea cannot be expected to reproduce. ~Oliver Wendell Holmes,…

The finest clothing made is a person's skin, but, of course, society demands something more than this. ~Mark Twain Unmentionables - those articles of ladies' apparel that are never discussed…

The first human who hurled an insult instead of a stone was the founder of civilization. ~Sigmund Freud Culture is roughly anything we do and the monkeys don't. ~Lord Raglan…