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Contemporaries appreciate the person rather than their merit, posterity will regard the merit rather than the person.
Contemporaries appreciate the person rather than their merit, posterity will regard the merit rather than the person.
Living creatures are nourished by food, and food is nourished by rain; rain itself is the water of life, which read more
Living creatures are nourished by food, and food is nourished by rain; rain itself is the water of life, which comes from selfless worship and service.
Some of us still get all weepy when we think about the Gaia Hypothesis, the idea that earth is a read more
Some of us still get all weepy when we think about the Gaia Hypothesis, the idea that earth is a big furry goddess-creature who resembles everybody's mom in that she knows what's best for us. But if you look at the historical record -- Krakatoa, Mt. Vesuvius, Hurricane Charley, poison ivy, and so forth down the ages -- you have to ask yourself: Whose side is she on, anyway?
Time is the substance from which I am made. Time is a river which carries me along, but I am read more
Time is the substance from which I am made. Time is a river which carries me along, but I am the river; it is a tiger that devours me, but I am the tiger; it is a fire that consumes me, but I am the fire.
Sentiment is the ripened fruit of fantasy.
Sentiment is the ripened fruit of fantasy.
The stupendous fact that we stand in the midst of reality will always be something far more wonderful than anything read more
The stupendous fact that we stand in the midst of reality will always be something far more wonderful than anything we do.
The meaning of life is over comming death.
The meaning of life is over comming death.
He who helps in the saving of others, Saves himself as well.
He who helps in the saving of others, Saves himself as well.
Conscience is our magnetic compass; reason our chart.
Conscience is our magnetic compass; reason our chart.
