“Being born he have himself as our Companion, Eating with us he gave himself as Food, Dying He became our Ransom, Reigning he gives himself as our Reward” GivingBornDyingEatingRewardsCompanionSacramentsRansom Author:Thomas Aquinas
“Man was born into barbarism when killing his fellow man was a normal condition of existence. He became endowed with a conscience. And he has now reached the day when violence toward another human being must become as abhorrent as eating another's flesh.” MenHumansBornHuman BeingsExistenceViolenceConditionsNormalEatingConscienceFellowsKillingFleshFellow ManBarbarismAbhorrent Book:Why We Can't Wait Source: Why We Can't Wait
“the experience of having brothers and sisters, born of the same parents, sleeping under the same roof, eating at the same table, is an inescapable, delightful and repelling, desired and abhorred part of each child's life.” ChildrenParentBornSleepBrotherEatingTablesRoofDelightfulBrothers And SistersRepelling Book:Family Source: Family
“In the same way your life is the continuity of standing up, sitting down, laughing, sleeping, waking up, drinking, eating, and, of course, being born and dying. That is the continuity of the whole universe.” WayWholeLife IsUniverseCoursesBornSleepLaughingDyingEatingSittingStandingWake UpDrinkingWakingContinuitySitting Down Book:The Gateless Gate: The Classic Book of Zen Koans Source: The Gateless Gate: The Classic Book of Zen Koans
“My painting is not violent, it's life that is violent. Even within the most beautiful landscape, in the trees, under the leaves, the insects are eating each other; violence is a part of life. We are born with a scream; we come into life with a scream and maybe love is a mosquito net between the fear of living and the fear of death.” BeautifulBornLove IsViolenceTreePaintingEatingViolentLandscapeScreamInsectsFear Of DeathParts Of LifeMosquitoesMaybe LoveBeautiful Landscapes Author:Francis Bacon
“And isn't that weird? Think about this, when you're born, you nurse on your mama. And then you get a little older, you go to applesauce. And then you see these toddlers walking around with these Ziploc baggies full of Cheerios. Then you get to be my age, and the doctor wants you to start eating Cheerios to watch your cholesterol. Then you lose your teeth, you go to applesauce. I now know why old men like women with really big boobs. They see a trend. I mean, they call it a nursing home, hello.” ThinkingKnowsMenWantMeanLittlesHomeBigsAgeBornLosesWatchesWalkingEatingDoctorsTeethOld ManTrendsNurseHelloMamaNursingToddlerCholesterolNursing HomeApplesauce Author:Bill Engvall
“Sitting at the table doesn’t make you a diner, unless you eat some of what’s on that plate. Being here in America doesn’t make you an American. Being born here in America doesn’t make you an American.” AmericaBornHistoryEatingSittingTablesPlatesDinersBlack NationalismMade In America Author:Malcolm X
“Simple,' Tummeler replied.' Blueberries is one of the great forces o'good in the world.' How do you figure that?' said Charles. Well,' said Tummeler, 'have you ever seen a troll, or a Wendigo, or,' he shuddered, 'a Shadow-Born ever eating a blueberry pie?' No,' Charles admitted. There y'go,' said Tummeler. It's cause they can't stand the goodness in it.' Can't argue with you there,' said Charles. Foods is good and evil, just like people, or badgers, or even scowlers.' Evil food?' said Charles. Parsnips,' said Tummeler, 'Them's as evil as they come.” PeopleWorldWellsSaidEvilForceCausesBornSimpleFiguresGoodnessEatingShadowArguingGood And EvilPieTrollWell SaidGood In The WorldBlueberriesBadgersParsnips Author:James A. Owen
“You have been my friend. That in itself is a tremendous thing. I wove my webs for you because I liked you. After all, what's a life, anyway? We're born, we live a little while, we die. A spider's life can't help being something of a mess, with all this trapping and eating flies. By helping you, perhaps I was trying to lift up my life a trifle. Heaven knows anyone's life can stand a little of that.” KnowsLifeTryingLittlesHas BeensHelpingDiesHeavenBornBirthEatingMy FriendsMessLiftsSpidersTriflesCharlotte's WebI Liked You Author:E. B. White
“On the three pigs he and his wife own: "We acquired the pigs last year. My wife was born on a pig farm and has always been very fond of pigs. Of course, they are for eating, which is why they are named Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. You wouldn’t want to eat Rufus, Marcus and Esmeralda.” WantYearsLastsThreeCoursesBornWifeEatingDinnerMy WifeBreakfastFarmsLunchLast YearPigs Author:John Mortimer