The more pity, that fools may not speak wisely what wise men do foolishly. William Shakespeare, As You Like It, Act 1 Scene 2, character: Touchstone
Greatest English dramatist & poet (1564 - 1616) Providence protects children and idiots. I know because I have tested it. Mark Twain
US humorist, novelist, short story author, & wit (1835 - 1910) Adam and Eve had many advantages, but the principle one was that they escaped teething. Mark Twain
US humorist, novelist, short story author, & wit (1835 - 1910) Government is not reason; it is not eloquence; it is force! Like fire, it is a dangerous servant, and a fearful master. George Washington
First president of US (1732 - 1799) If it come to prohibiting, there is aught more likely to be prohibited than truth itself. John Milton
English poet (1608 - 1674) Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life. Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something. Henry David Thoreau
US Transcendentalist author (1817 - 1862) Anyone who interprets or defines your rights controls your destiny. Paul Walter Think what you do when you run into debt; you give another power over your liberty. Benjamin Franklin
US author, diplomat, inventor, physicist, politician, & printer (1706 - 1790) Bad law is the worst sort of tyranny. Edmund Burke
Irish orator, philosopher, & politician (1729 - 1797) Geography is just physics slowed down, with a couple of trees stuck in it. Terry Pratchet, The Last Continent | 
