Laugh and the world laughs with you  *  Where There's A Will  *  Reading And Writing  *  Death of Socrates  *  What is Good?  *  A Fool's Prayer  *  We Must Be Equal  *  There Is No Place Like Home  *  The Village Blacksmith  *  Intimations of Immortality  * 

Some would ask in a sneer upon coming here, "How much wisdom can one learn from a fool, or a blacksmith?"  I would respond softly, speaking only from experience that: "I've learned more from a fool working on his knees than from a haughty professor's chilling breeze. 

"I tell you, and it is true: There is no simple work, only those that will never recognize genius. You would laugh and think that ANYONE can dig a ditch, and yes, anyone can, but will it stand for centuries like those of the ohokum?

"I watched a simple soul for days and weeks before I understood it all and I treasure still that glorious skill that brought us precious water from spring until fall."

Lin Stone