Always think of what is useful and not what is beautiful. Beauty will come of its own accord. – Nikolai Gogol
We ought to thank God for that. Yes, the man who tills the land is more worthy of respect than any. – Nikolai Gogol

Always think of what is useful and not what is beautiful. Beauty will come of its own accord. – Nikolai Gogol
We ought to thank God for that. Yes, the man who tills the land is more worthy of respect than any. – Nikolai Gogol
Against Him those women sin who torment their skin with potions, stain their cheeks with rouge and extend the line of their eyes with black coloring. Doubtless they are dissatisfied with God’s plastic skill. In their own persons they convict and censure the Artificer of all things. – Tertullian
Beauty depends on size as well as symmetry. No very small animal can be beautiful, for looking at it takes so small a portion of time that the impression of it will be confused. Nor can any very large one, for a whole view of it cannot be had at once, and so there will be no unity and completeness. – Aristotle
As a nation we have, over the past seven years, been rebuilding our intelligence with powerful capabilities that many thought we would no longer need after the Cold War. We have been rebuilding our clandestine service, our satellite and other technical collection, our analytical depth and expertise. – George Tenet