Science has always promised two things not necessarily related; an increase first in our powers, second in our happiness or wisdom, and we have come to realize that it is the first and less important of the two promises which it has kept most abundantly.
Joseph Wood KrutchIf we do not permit the earth to produce beauty and joy, it will in the end not produce food, either.
Joseph Wood KrutchAny euphemism ceases to be euphemistic after a time and the true meaning begins to show through. It's a losing game, but we keep on trying.
Joseph Wood Krutch