We can forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.', Plato', Greek author & philosopher in Athens (427 BC - 347 BC)

War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself.', John Stuart Mill', English economist & philosopher (1806 - 1873)

Nothing succeeds like the appearance of success.', Christopher Lasch',

It is the wretchedness of being rich that you have to live with rich people.', Logan Pearsall Smith', ' (1865 - 1946)

Government is too big and too important to be left to the politicians.', Chester Bowles', US diplomat & economist (1901 - 1986)