Impressions arriving at the brain make it enter into activity, just as food falling into the stomach excites it to more abundant secretion of gastric juice. – Pierre Cabanis, translated from French
As soon as man enters into a state of society he loses the sense of his weakness equality ceases, and then commences the state of war. – Charles de Secondat
Many Japanese painters and calligraphers would change their names intentionally to keep their relationship to the art always fresh. This way, others expectations can be avoided. – Tina Weymouth