"We are historical creatures; we are products of a culture, and our conclusions, after all, are only our conclusions. We are apt to be fools, to get things wrong even by our own lights. The key is to appreciate this fact... without slipping into cynicism. If we are bound to be fools, let us be fools with hope."
Michael P. Lynch, True to Life
"Rats and roaches live by competition under the laws of supply and demand; it is the privilege of human beings to live under the laws of justice and mercy."
Wendell Berry
"It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life, that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself."