When one is frank, one's very presence is a compliment. - Marianne Moore

We are what we were at birth, and each trait has remained in conformity with earth's and with heaven's logic: Be the devil's tool, resort to black magic, None can diverge from the ends which Heaven foreordained.

If we can't be cordial to these creatures' fleece, I think that we deserve to freeze.

Blessed is the man who “takes the risk of a decision” — asks himself the question: “Would it solve the problem?
Is it right as I see it? Is it in the best interests of all?