There Is No Human Relationship More Intimate

Vermont Tradition Is Based On The Idea That Group Life Should Leave Each Person As Free As Possible To Arrange His Own Life. This Freedom Is The Only Climate In Which (we Feel) A Human Being May Create His Own Happiness. ... Character Itself Lies Deep And Secret Below The Surface, Unknown And Unknowable By Others. It Is The Mysterious Core Of Life, Which Every Man Or Woman Has To Cope With Alone, To Live With, To Conquer And Put In Order, Or To Be Defeated By.

Perhaps All This Modern Ferment Of What's Known As 'social Conscience' Or 'civic Responsibility' Isn't A Result Of The Sense Of Duty, But Of The Old, Old Craving For Beauty.

Oh, Yes, Of Course I Like Music, Too. Very Much. It's So Pleasant Of An Evening, Especially When Made By Your Friends At Home. I Often Say I Like It Better Than Cards. Though I Must Say I Do Like A Good Game Of Bridge.

I've Always Noticed That Nobody Can Be Single-minded Who Isn't Narrow-minded; And I Think It Likely That People Who Aren't So Cocksure What They Want To Do With Themselves, Hesitate Because They Have A Great Deal More To Deal With. A Nature Rich In Fine And Complex Possibilities Takes More Time To Dispose Of Itself, But When It Does, The World's Beauty Is The Gainer.

Life Takes Hold Of Us With Strong Hands And Makes Us Greater Than We Thought.