The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God. – Leo Tolstoy
Even in the valley of the shadow of death, two and two do not make six. – Leo Tolstoy
It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness. – Leo Tolstoy
The desire to build a risk-free society has always been a sign of decadence. It has meant that the nation has given up, that it no longer believes in its destiny, that it has ceased to aspire to greatness, and has retired from history to pet itself. – Henry Fairlie, quoted in Conservation Foundation Letter, November 1981