Edward Abbey (1927 - 1989)

Orthodoxy is a relaxation of the mind accompanied by a stiffening of the heart. Edward Abbey

Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama

There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness.
Dalai Lama

John Gunther (1901 -1970)

"Ours is the only country deliberately founded on a good idea." John Gunther

Margaret Thatcher

Europe was created by history. America was created by philosophy.
Margaret Thatcher

Francis of Assisi (1181/82 - 1226)

It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching.
Francis of Assisi

The Cave: An Adaptation of Plato's Allegory in Clay

Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette (1757 - 1834)

"Lafayette's baptism of fire" by Edward Percy Moran. c. 1909

"Humanity has won its battle. Liberty now has a country."
Marquis de Lafayette

Karma

China's Ghost Cities and Malls

Interesting documentary from Australia about the Chinese real estate bubble. China is one big "Bridge to Nowhere."

Thomas Merton (1915 - 1968)

"Our job is to love others without stopping to inquire whether or not they are worthy. That is not our business and, in fact, it is nobody's business. What we are asked to do is to love, and this love itself will render both ourselves and our neighbors worthy if anything can." Thomas Merton