Peace is the happy natural state of man war is corruption and disgrace. – James Thomson
I know no subject more elevating, more amazing, more ready to the poetical enthusiasm, the philosophical reflection, and the moral sentiment than the works of nature. Where can we meet such variety, such beauty, such magnificence? – James Thomson
Health is the vital principle of bliss, and exercise, of health. – James Thomson
But who can paint like Nature? Can imagination boast, amid its gay creation, hues like hers? – James Thomson
Israel welcomes the wind of change, and sees a window of opportunity. Democratic and science-based economies by nature desire peace. Israel does not want to be an island of affluence in an ocean of poverty. Improvements in our neighbours lives mean improvements to the neighbourhood in which we live. – Shimon Peres