Flowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept. – Saint Francis de Sales

Is the glass half empty, half full, or twice as large as it needs to be? – Author Unknown

Events and external objects are, so to speak, but a neutral substance, which receives its colour and its significance from our soul. – Alexandre Vinet (1797–1847)

In the strict scientific sense we all feed on death — even vegetarians. – Spock from Star Trek, “Wolf in the Fold”