Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he who understands it aright will rather preserve its life than destroy it.

— Henry David Thoreau

death nature people

“

You have not converted a man because you have silenced him

— Christopher Darlington Morley

silence changes conviction

“

I always voted at my party's call, and I never thought of thinking for myself at all.

— William Gilbert

agreement indifference mind