Few people have ever seriously wished to be exclusively rational. The good life which most desire is a life warmed by passions and touched with that ceremonial grace which is impossible without some affectionate loyalty to traditional form and ceremonies. Joseph Wood Krutch affectionateceremonialceremony share on social
Though many have tried, no one has ever yet explained away the decisive fact that science, which can do so much, cannot decide what it ought to do. Joseph Wood Krutch decidedecisiveexplain Change image and share on social
Cats are rather delicate creatures and they are subject to a good many different ailments, but I have never heard of one who suffered from insomnia. Joseph Wood Krutch ailmentcatcreature Change image and share on social
When a man wantonly destroys one of the works of man we call him a vandal. When he destroys one of the works of god we call him a sportsman. Joseph Wood Krutch calldestroygod Change image and share on social
Both the cockroach and the bird would get along very well without us, although the cockroach would miss us most. Joseph Wood Krutch birdcockroachmis Change image and share on social
If people destroy something replaceable made by mankind, they are called vandals; if they destroy something irreplaceable made by God, they are called developers. Joseph Wood Krutch calldestroydeveloper Change image and share on social
What a man knows is everywhere at war with what he wants. Joseph Wood Krutch manwar Change image and share on social
The snow itself is lonely or, if you prefer, self-sufficient. There is no other time when the whole world seems composed of one thing and one thing only. Joseph Wood Krutch composelonelyprefer Change image and share on social
