It is the just doom of laziness and gluttony to be — Samuel Johnson

Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel. James Boswell Life of Samuel Johnson (1791) 7 April 1775 Life is surely given us for higher purposes than to gather what our ancestors have wisely thrown away, and to learn what is of no value but because it has been forgotten. ♥ 2 There must always be a struggle between a father and son, while one aims at power and the other at independence. ♥ 1 [ On the Giant’s Causeway in Ireland :] Worth seeing, yes; but not worth going to see.

I don't want to be a genius - I have enough problems just trying to be a man. Albert Camus We can understand almost anything, but we can't understand how we understand. Albert Einstein Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both. Oscar Wilde It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity. Albert Einstein