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Thursday, June 19, 2003

�Faith, Sir, we are here today and gone tomorrow.�
- Aphra Behn (1640 � 1689), English dramatist, writer, poet, translator and spy: �The Lucky Chance�, 1687.

�Why does this magnificent applied science which saves work and makes life easier bring us so little happiness? The simple answer runs: Because we have not yet learned to make sensible use of it.�
- Albert Einstein (1879 � 1955), German-born American mathematical physicist: address, California Institute of Technology, 1931.

�Our country, right or wrong! When right, to be kept right; when wrong to be put right.�
- Carl Schurz (1829 � 1906), German-born American lawyer, solider, Republican politician and writer: speech, 1872.

�The thing which is by far the best and most desirable for all who are sane and good and fortunate is �peace with honor.�
- Cicero (106 � 43 BC), Roman orator, statesman, essayist and letter writer: �Pro Sestio�, 98.



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