The command “Be fruitful and multiply” was promulgated, according to our authorities, when the population of the world consisted of two people. – William Ralph Inge, More Lay Thoughts of a Dean, 1931
The earth we abuse and the living things we kill will, in the end, take their revenge; for in exploiting their presence we are diminishing our future. – Marya Mannes, More in Anger, 1958
Then trust me theres nothing like drinking, So pleasant on this side of the grave: It keeps the unhappy from thinking, And makes een the valiant more brave. – Charles Dibdin