Mourn not the dead that in the cool earth lie, but rather mourn the apathetic, throng the coward and the meek who see the worlds great anguish and its wrong, and dare not speak. – Ralph Chaplin
I have protracted my work till most of those whom I wished to please have sunk into the grave, and success and miscarriage are empty sounds: I therefore dismiss it with frigid tranquillity, having little to fear or hope from censure or from praise. – Samuel Johnson
These are days when no one should rely unduly on his competence. Strength lies in improvisation. All the decisive blows are struck left-handed. – Walter Benjamin
History is an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools. – Ambrose Bierce
Cleaning and scrubbing can wait till tomorrow For babies grow up, weve learned to our sorrow So quiet down, cobwebs Dust, go to sleep Im rocking my baby, and babies dont keep. – Anon.
I was part of that strange race of people aptly described as spending their lives doing things they detest to make money they dont want to buy things they dont need to impress people they dislike. – Emile Henry Gauvreau
