Butterflies are not insects,' Captain John Sterling said soberly. 'They are self-propelled flowers.

Any group is weaker than a man alone unless they are perfectly trained to work together.

The lessons of history teach us - if the lessons of history teach us anything - that nobody learns the lessons that history teaches us.

A skunk is better company than a person who prides himself on being 'frank'.

There are hidden contradictions in the minds of people who "love Nature" while deploring the "artificialities" with which "Man has spoiled Nature.'" The obvious contradiction lies in their choice of words, which imply that Man and his artifacts are not part of "Nature" : but beavers and their dams are.

Animals can be driven crazy by placing too many in too small a pen. Homo sapiens is the only animal that voluntarily does this to himself.

I am not going to talk about religious beliefs, but about matters so obvious that it has gone out of style to mention them.