“See how the world (whose chaste and pregnant womb Of late conceiv'd, and brought forth nothing ill) Is now degenerated, and become A base adult'ress, whose false births do fill The earth with monsters, monsters that do roam And rage about, and make a trade to kill: Now glutt'ny paunches, and avarice a pawn; Pale envy pines, pride swells, and sloth begins to yawn.” WorldEarthPrideBirthLateAdultsTradeIllEnvyRageMonstersPregnantPaleWombAvariceSlothPawnsChaste Book:Quarles' Emblems Source: Quarles' Emblems
“By health I mean the power to live a full, adult, living, breathing life in close contact with what I love - the earth and the wonders thereof - the sea - the sun, all that we mean when we speak of the external world. I want to enter into it, to be part of it, to live in it, to learn from it, to lose all that is superficial and acquired in me and to become a conscious, direct human being. I want, by understanding myself, to understand others.” WorldWantHumansMeanEarthSpeakUnderstandingLosesHuman BeingsWonderSunSeaConsciousAdultsDirectContactBreathingSuperficialBreathing LifeUnderstanding Myself Book:Stories. Selected, Source: Stories. Selected,
“Time and space are absolute. Diseases are evil spirits that inhabit the body. Parallel lines never meet. The earth is the center of the universe. Children are miniature adults. At one time in history each of these beliefs was generally held to be true. Each, however, gave way to different ideas and even different world views.” WorldWayChildrenIdeasDifferentBodyEarthSpiritUniverseEvilBeliefLinesSpaceViewsDiseaseAdultsAbsolutesBeing TrueOne TimeTime And SpaceParallelsDifferent WorldsWorld ViewMiniaturesDifferent IdeasCenter Of The UniverseEvil SpiritsParallel Lines Book:Altering Fate: Why the Past Does Not Predict the Future Source: Altering Fate: Why the Past Does Not Predict the Future