“Because every man is a biped, fifty men are not a centipede.”
G. K. Chesterton – What is Wrong in the World
“We agree about the evil; it is about the good that we should tear each others eyes out”
G. K. Chesterton – What is Wrong in the World
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic”
— Arthur C. Clarke, "Profiles of The Future", 1961 (Clarke's third law) Reminds me, where is my flying carpet?
“Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and the government when it deserves it.”
– Mark Twain (date uncertain – anyone?)
Chief Seattle on Waste Management
"Man did not weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself… to harm the earth is to heap comtempt upon the creator… contaminate your bed, and you will one night suffocate in your own waste."
Chief Seattle, 1854, responding to a US government offer to buy Native American land.
“There are many ways to kneel and kiss the ground”
– Rumi (date uncertain) – translated by Coleman Barks