A page I put together for L'INCONNU ~
Man is the religious animal. He is the only religious animal. He is the only animal that has the True Religion – several of them. He is the only animal that loves his neighbor as himself – and cuts his throat if his theology isn’t straight. He has made a graveyard of the globe in trying his honest best to smooth his brother's path to happiness – and heaven. □ Mark Twain (1835–1910), American writer, humourist, vegetarian
The arrival of a good clown exercises more beneficial influence upon the health of a town than of twenty asses laden with drugs. □ Dr Thomas Sydenham (1624–1689), English physician
If you can always smile at life, life will always smile at you. □ The Mother (1878–1973), French mystic, co-developer of Integral Yoga with Sri Aurobindo, vegetarian
Life doesn't cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh. □ George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950), Irish playwright, active fighter for equality, vegetarian
When things look black, remember: “When it is dark, you can see the stars.” □ Persian proverb
Only a life lived for others is worthwhile. □ Albert Einstein, physicist extraordinary, vegetarian
Internet wits
• What do you get when you mix insomnia, dyslexia and agnosticism? An insomniac, kept awake at night wondering whether Dog exists.
• As a child was carefully turning the pages of the family Bible, awed by the ancient feel of the crinkly paper, a pressed leaf fell out onto the floor.
“Mummy, mummy!”
“What is it?”
“Come and see! I think it’s Adam’s underwear!”
• Three elderly friends walking along a beach:
“Windy today, isn't it?”
“No, it’s Thursday.”
“So am I. Let’s go have a glass of juice!”
