daily contemplation

"If man attempts to suppress the animal side of his nature by a sheer effort of conscious will, nature finds a hundred unexpected and unpleasant ways to take its revenge."

~ Christopher Dawson

"I don't believe people die from hard work. They die from stress and worry and fear -- the negative emotions. Those are the killers, not hard work. The fact is, in our society today, most people don't understand what hard work is all about."

~ Arthur Williams

"The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt."

~ Bertrand Russell