Measure twice, cut once, is as good an approach to sword play as it is to sewing.

My friend, there is never anything strange between us. I see you, and you see me.

“This is Mister Peppers. She’s a very nice donkey”, he said.

Of course men want to keep women down. It’s appalling how like us they will act – given the opportunity.

To meander purposefully seems the compromise for me.

If God put us here, He put us here to conduct the business of humanity. Let’s go about that business as best we can and let Him worry about placing judgement.

Creatures as enlightened as we purport to be would not require laws.

Self awareness is the ultimate vanity.

How can I live well, if I forget I will die soon? How can I live well, if all I do is think on my impending demise?

I plan days, years, generations, into the infinite. A smart dog has maybe five seconds of planning in them. The worm has only the moment. Its life must feel like it goes on forever.