We never know the worth of water till the well is dry. – Thomas Fuller, Gnomologia, 1732
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I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority. – Elwyn Brooks White, Essays of E.B. White, 1977
The sun, the moon and the stars would have disappeared long ago… had they happened to be within the reach of predatory human hands. – Havelock Ellis, The Dance of Life, 1923
I am persuaded, that if any attempt is made to improve the education of the poor, and such an unmanly spirit should guide the resolution of a society or committee for that purpose, it would render the design abortive. – Joseph Lancaster
Those thoughts are truth which guide us to beneficial interaction with sensible particulars as they occur, whether they copy these in advance or not. – William James
The kind of funny irony is that a lot of people talk about ethical meat eating as if its a way to care about things, but also not to alienate yourself from the rest of the world. But its so much more alienating than vegetarianism. – Jonathan Safran Foer
