Saint Basil
Now, if you notice how the swan, putting its neck down into the deep water, brings up food for itself from below, then you will discover the wisdom of the Creator, in that He gave it a neck longer than its feet for this reason, that it might, as if lowering a sort of fishing line, procure the food hidden in the deep water.
More quotes and aphorisms
I think I rely on my talent more than my brain...I have been so long master...Five billion people have played Hamlet...Voters don't decide issues, they decide who will...A puppy plays with every pup he meets...History is a vast early warning system...
