Farnham's Freehold

If a grasshopper tries to fight a lawnmower, one may admire his courage but not his judgement.

...a book need never die and should not be killed; books were the immortal part of man.

No one ever does anything but what he wants to do—'enjoys'—within the possibilities open to him. If I change a tire, it's because I enjoy it more than being stranded.

All men must die, it was their single common heritage. But a book need never die and should not be killed; books were the immortal part of man.

You don't own a cat, he is a free citizen. Take