There comes a time in the life of every human when he or she must decide to risk ‘his life, his fortune and his sacred honor’ on an outcome dubious. Those who fail the challenge are merely overgrown children, can never be anything else.

The meek shall inherit the earth - a 6 foot plot above them.

Never pick up a stray kitten . . . unless you've already made up your mind to be owned by it.

Never frighten a little man. He'll kill you.

Of all the strange 'crimes' that human beings have legislated out of nothing, 'blasphemy' is the most amazing -- with 'obscenity' and 'indecent exposure' fighting it out for second and third place.

You can sway a thousand men by appealing to their prejudices quicker than you can convince one man by logic.

Random chance is not sufficient to explain random chance. ~Jubal Harshaw