No facts are to me sacred; none are profane; I simply experiment, an endless seeker, with no past at my back.
Ralph Waldo EmersonA seashell should be the crest of England, not only because it represents a power built on the waves, but also the hard finish ofthe men. The Englishman is finished like a cowry or a murex.
Ralph Waldo EmersonOf cheerfulness, or a good temper - the more it is spent, the more of it remains.
Ralph Waldo Emerson