Post 1.5

Let's see if you can guess any more of the authors. That was--and is--not my intent, but I suppose it's an obvious consequence of the setup. I just thought that not telling you might spark a different conversation than telling you would. Anyway, here we go:

1. The simplest questions are the most profound. Where were you born? Where is your home? Where are you going? What are you doing? Think about these once in a while, and watch your answers change.
2. Gentlemen, suppose all the property you were worth was in gold, and you had put it in the hands of Blondin to carry across the Niagara River on a rope, would you shake the cable, or keep shouting out to him—“Blondin, stand up a little straighter—Blondin, stoop a little more—go a little faster—lean a little more to the north—lean a little more to the south?” No, you would hold your breath as well as your tongue, and keep your hands off until he was safe over. The Government are carrying an immense weight. Untold treasures are in their hands. They are doing the very best they can. Don’t badger them. Keep silence, and we’ll get you safe across.
3. You may wish to be loving-- you may even try with all your might--but your love will never be pure unless you are free from resentment. When we are free from resentment, loving is effortless. When we have to try hard to love, this is generally a sign that we are repressing our resentments.
4. A man sits with a pretty woman for an hour and it seems to go by in a minute. But tell that same man to sit on a hot stove for a minute and it seems to last for hours. That's relativity.
5. Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime.

Discuss. (By the way, almost all these quotes are coming from my memory. Thus, they are likely not completely accurate with regard to wording and grammar. Just wanted you all to know.)