What is the purpose of the giant sequoia tree? The purpose of the giant sequoia tree is to provide shade for the tiny titmouse.

I am not an atheist but an earthiest. Be true to the earth.

If the world is irrational, we can never know it -- either it or its irrationality.

I do not believe in personal immortality; it seems so unnecessary. Show me one man who deserves to live forever.

The "terror" of the French Revolution lasted for ten years. The terror that preceded and led to it lasted for a thousand years.

In art as in life, form and subject, body and soul, are one.

We should restore the practice of dueling. It might improve manners around here.