"What is conservatism? Is it not the adherence to the old and tried against the new and untried?"- Abraham Lincoln, Cooper Institute, February 27, 1860
"What is it then to be properly educated? It is learning to apply natural preconceptions to the right things according to Nature, and beyond that to separate the things that lie within our power from those that don't."- Epictetus, Discourses, 1.22.9-10a
"God, grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things that I can, and Wisdom to know the difference."
It's now spring...That special time of year when every guys thoughts change and begin to contemplate the important things in life...Like sacrifice, blood, and consumption.... Yep...That's right. We guys think about lighting up that sacrificial altar known more commonly as a barbeque grill and getting some great steaks, chicken, burgers, dogs, ribs and chops and placing them on the altar till perfectly cooked and seasoned. *Sigh*
Never take your partner for granted - a life lesson (I think everyone has to find that out for themselves)
I'm still waiting for more Presidents' quotes from you . Y'know, fellas like Jim Polk(11th), Frank Pierce(14th). Tommy Jefferson(3rd), Andy Johnson(17th), etc...
"I don't believe you", said by the man with 9 ex-wives. Yeah, I was speechless when I heard that coming from him.
"...The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time, with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure.."- Thomas Jefferson, in a letter written from Paris in 1787 to Col. William Stephens Smith son-in-law of John Adams. This quote comes at the end of a discussion of Shay's insurrection in Massachusetts.
"Never play cards with a man called Doc. Never eat at a place called Mom's. Never sleep with a woman whose troubles are worse than your own."- Nelson Algren
