“One day through the primeval wood A calf walked home as good calves should; But made a trail all bent askew, A crooked trail as all calves do. . . . . And men two centuries and a half Trod in the footsteps of that calf.” MenShouldMadeTwoHomeHalfCenturyOne DayWoodsBentTrailsBostonFootstepsCrookedPrecedentCalvesPrimeval Author:Sam Walter Foss
“An enthusiastic desire of visiting the Old World haunted me from early childhood. I cherished a presentiment, amounting almost to belief, that I should one day behold the scenes, among which my fancy had so long wandered.” WorldShouldLongDesireBeliefChildhoodSceneOne DayFancyEnthusiasticVisitingOld WorldEarly Childhood Book:Views A-foot: Or, Europe Seen with Knapsack and Staff Source: Views A-foot: Or, Europe Seen with Knapsack and Staff
“We should all die with a sharp, brusque heart attack. My father was lucky like that. One day he went hunting. He had a good day, he killed a lot of game, he was with his best friends. He said, "Ah, I'm still a good hunter." Then he said, "I don't feel well," and in 30 seconds it was all over.” FeelsShouldWellsHeartSaidStillsDiesFatherGamesOne DayLuckySecondsHuntingHuntersGood DayHeart Attack Author:Alain Resnais
“When a builder builds he clears the ground for his new foundations. Then he sees that the basic structure will support the whole. Should we not also clear the mind - at least that part of it that we can reach - of the ruins of past thinking, before building our palace of dharma which will one day reach the sky.” ThinkingShouldMindWholePastSupportClearSkyBuildingOne DayFoundationStructureRuinsPalacesDharmaBuilder Author:Christmas Humphreys