“There is nothing that deceives us more than our own judgment when used to give an opinion on our own works. It is sound in judging the work of our enemies but not that of our friends, for hate and love are two of the most powerfully motivating factors found among living things.” GivingTwoUsedHateFoundSoundOpinionEnemyJudgingJudgmentAnd LoveFactorsMost PowerfulWorking ItDeceivingLiving ThingsLove And Hate Author:Leonardo da Vinci
“It was a spring without voices. On the mornings that had once throbbed with the dawn chorus of robins, catbirds, doves, jays, wrens, and scores of other bird voices there was now no sound; only silence lay over the fields and woods and marsh... Even the streams were now lifeless... No witchcraft, no enemy action had silenced the rebirth of new life in this stricken world. The people had done it themselves.” PeopleWorldDoneActionSoundVoiceSilenceEnemyMorningFieldsSpringBirdLaysWoodsDawnStreamsScoreNew LifeRebirthWitchcraftDoveChorusRobinsLifelessMarshesWrens Book:Silent Spring Source: Silent Spring
“It may sound trite, but using the weapons of the enemy, no matter how good one's intentions, makes one the enemy.” MayMatterSoundEnemyWeaponsIntention Author:Charles de Lint