For four - fifths of our history, our planet was populated by pondscum.
The best way of increasing the [average] intelligence of scientists would be to reduce their number.
Men grow when inspired by a high purpose, when contemplating vast horizons. The sacrifice of oneself is not very difficult for one burning with the passion for a great adventure.
All great men are gifted with intuition. They know without reasoning or analysis, what they need to know.
Life leaps like a geyser for those willing to drill through the rock of inertia.
Prayer, like radium, is a luminous and self-generating form of energy.
If you make a habit of sincere prayer, your life will be very noticeably and profoundly altered. Prayer stamps with its indelible mark our actions and demeanor. A tranquillity of bearing, a facial and bodily repose, are observed in those whose inner lives are thus enriched. Within the depths of consciousness a flame kindles. And man sees himself. He discovers his selfishness, his silly pride, his fears, his greeds, his blunders. He develops a sense of moral obligation, intellectual humility. Thus begins a journey of the soul toward the realm of grace.
We've been so disconnected agriculturally and culturally from food. We spend more time on dieting than on cooking.
For art is order, but it is born out of the chaos of life.
Living with anyone for many years takes skill. To keep peace in the household, couples learn to adapt to one another, hopefully in positive ways.
I really am a cat transformed into a woman.