We must dare to think about "unthinkable things" because when things become "unthinkable" thinking stops and action becomes mindless. William Fullbright Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime. Aristotle Greek critic, philosopher, physicist, & zoologist (384 BC - 322 BC) Enjoy things which are pleasant; that is not the evil: it is the reducing of our moral self to slavery by them that is. Thomas Carlyle Scottish author, essayist, & historian (1795 - 1881) The wise determine from the gravity of the case; the irritable, from sensibility to oppression; the high minded, from disdain and indignation at abusive power in unworthy hands. Edmund Burke Irish orator, philosopher, & politician (1729 - 1797) Music is a discipline, and a mistress of order and good manners, she makes the people milder and gentler, more moral and more reasonable. Martin Luther German religious reformer (1483 - 1546) Modesty is a shining light; it prepares the mind to receive knowledge, and the heart for truth. Madam Guizot Law is the embodiment of the moral sentiment of the people. William Blackstone English jurist (1723 - 1780) Knowledge is a comfortable and necessary retreat and shelter for us in advanced age, and if we do not plant it while young, it will give us no shade when we grow old. Phillip Chesterfield English politician (1694 - 1773) Justice delayed, is justice denied. William Gladstone British politician (1809 - 1898) It is impossible to make people understand their ignorance; for it requires knowledge to perceive it and therefore he that can perceive it hath it not. Jeremy Taylor English prelate (1613 - 1667) |