"If a pig had a better personality, he would cease to be a filthy animal."

"When I was young, I was sure of many things; now there are only two things of which I am sure: one is, that I am a miserable sinner; and the other, that Christ is an all-sufficient Saviour. He is well-taught who learns these two lessons." -John Newton

"It is not part of a true culture to tame tigers any more than it is to make sheep ferocious."
--Henry David Thoreau