Who could look on these monuments without reflecting on the vanity of mortals in thus offering up testimonials of their respect for persons of whose very names posterity is ignorant? – Marguerite Gardiner
Happiness consists not in having much, but in being content with little. – Marguerite Gardiner
We never respect those who amuse us, however we may smile at their comic powers. – Marguerite Gardiner
Talent, like beauty, to be pardoned, must be obscure and unostentatious. – Marguerite Gardiner
Of course, the plea for respect for nonhuman life goes far beyond the scientific delight of familiarity with our planet mates. The nonhuman forms of life with which we 6,000 million talking, upright apes share this finite planet are directly or indirectly connected to our well-being. – Lynn Margulis