Life is a pill which none of us can bear to swallo — 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.

The free press is the mother of all our liberties and of our progress under liberty. Adlai Stevenson There’s one way to find out if a man is honest—ask him. If he says, “Yes,” you know he is a crook. Groucho Marx Wit is educated insolence. Aristóteles Maybe this world is another planet's hell. Aldous Huxley