"My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it's on your plate." ~ Happy birthday, Thornton Wilder

 "The only true source of politeness is consideration,--that vigilant moral sense which never loses sight of the rights, the claims, and the sensibilities of others. This is the one quality, over all others, necessary to make a gentleman." ~ Happy birthday, William Gilmore Simms