The important thing when you are going to do something brave is to have someone on hand to witness it. Michael Howard, The Observer (1980) I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who overcomes his enemies. Aristotle, In Stobaeus, Florilegium
Greek critic, philosopher, physicist, & zoologist (384 BC - 322 BC) Speech is human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead: therefore we must learn both arts. Thomas Carlyle
Scottish author, essayist, & historian (1795 - 1881) Dive into the sea of thought, and find there pearls beyond price. Moses Ibn Ezra, Shirat Yisrael Why is it drug addicts and computer afficionados are both called users? Clifford Stoll Compassion and love are not mere luxuries. As the source of both inner and external peace, they are fundamental to the continued survival of our species. Dalai Lama, The Times (1999) The best coffee in Europe is Vienna coffee, compared to which all other coffee is fluid poverty. Mark Twain, Greatly Exaggerated
US humorist, novelist, short story author, & wit (1835 - 1910) Disinterested intellectual curiosity is the life blood of real civilization. G. M. Trevelyan, English Social History (1942)
British historian (1876 - 1962) It is so stupid of modern civilization to have given up believing in the devil when he is the only explanation of it. Ronald Knox The more rapidly a civilization progresses, the sooner it dies for another to rise in its place. Havelock Ellis, The Dance of Life
English sexual psychologist (1859 - 1939) | 
