The Main Straight

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    When an Indian is burned, his body may be broiled, it may be no more than a beefsteak. What of that? They may broil his heart, but they do not therefore broil his courage,—his principles. Be of good courage! That is the main thing.
    Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    A straight oar looks bent in the water. What matters is not merely that we see things but how we see them.
    Michel de Montaigne (1533–1592)