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Don't ever take a fence down until you know the reason it was put up.
Don't ever take a fence down until you know the reason it was put up.
A man that would expect to train lobsters to fly in a year is called a lunatic; but a man read more
A man that would expect to train lobsters to fly in a year is called a lunatic; but a man that thinks men can be turned into angels by an election is a reformer and remains at large.
It is easier to show the disorder that must accompany reform than the order that should follow it.
It is easier to show the disorder that must accompany reform than the order that should follow it.
The real cause of personal existence is not the favor of the Almighty, but the sexual love of one's earthly read more
The real cause of personal existence is not the favor of the Almighty, but the sexual love of one's earthly parents.
The present is saturated with the past and pregnant with the future.
The present is saturated with the past and pregnant with the future.
If anything were FULLY explained, everything would be explained.
If anything were FULLY explained, everything would be explained.
The Universe has as many different centers as there are living beings in it.
The Universe has as many different centers as there are living beings in it.
...anyone who writes about "Darwin's theory of evolution" in the singular, without segregating the theories of gradual evolution, common descent, read more
...anyone who writes about "Darwin's theory of evolution" in the singular, without segregating the theories of gradual evolution, common descent, speciation, and the mechanism of natural selection, will be quite unable to discuss the subject competently.
It is not a fragrant world.
It is not a fragrant world.