Every article I wrote in those days, every speech I made, is full of pleading for the recognition of lead poisoning as a real and serious medical problem. – Alice Hamilton
The only way to read a book of aphorisms without being bored is to open it at random and, having found something that interests you, close the book and meditate. – Prince Charles-Joseph de Ligne, 1796
I… was seized very early with a passion for literature, which has been the ruling passion of my life, and the great source of my enjoyments. – David Hume (1712–1776)
