Man is the only trained animal who expects his reward before he does his trick. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com Category: Humankind
In creating the human brain, evolution has wildly overshot the mark. – Arthur Koestler Category: Humankind
My dog is usually pleased with what I do, because she is not infected with the concept of what I “should” be doing. – Lonzo Idolswine Category: Humankind
The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human race. – Don Marquis Category: Humankind
I have a Vision of the Future, chum. The workers flats in fields of soya beans tower up like silver pencils, score on score. – John Betjeman Category: Future, The
I think the first virtue is to restrain the tongue; he approaches nearest to gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right. – Cato The Elder Category: Silence
I am afraid that the pleasantness of an employment does not always evince its propriety. – Jane Austen Category: work
What humbugs we are, who pretend to live for Beauty, and never see the Dawn! – Logan Pearsall Smith Category: Beauty