Joseph Wood Krutch

It is not ignorance but knowledge which is the mother of wonder. ↗

— Joseph Wood Krutch

#ignorance #knowledge #mother #which #wonder

If people destroy something replaceable made by mankind, they are called vandals; if they destroy something irreplaceable made by God, they are called developers. ↗

— Joseph Wood Krutch

#called #destroy #developers #god #irreplaceable

If we do not permit the earth to produce beauty and joy, it will in the end not produce food, either. ↗

— Joseph Wood Krutch

#beauty #earth #either #end #food

Happiness is itself a kind of gratitude. ↗

— Joseph Wood Krutch

#gratitude #itself #kind

Cats are rather delicate creatures and they are subject to a good many different ailments, but I have never heard of one who suffered from insomnia. ↗

— Joseph Wood Krutch

#ailments #cats #creatures #delicate #different

The snow itself is lonely or, if you prefer, self-sufficient. There is no other time when the whole world seems composed of one thing and one thing only. ↗

— Joseph Wood Krutch

#composed #itself #lonely #one thing #only

Any euphemism ceases to be euphemistic after a time and the true meaning begins to show through. It's a losing game, but we keep on trying. ↗

— Joseph Wood Krutch

#any #begins #ceases #euphemism #game

It is sometimes easier to head an institute for the study of child guidance than it is to turn one brat into a decent human being. ↗

— Joseph Wood Krutch

#brat #child #decent #easier #guidance

Both the cockroach and the bird would get along very well without us, although the cockroach would miss us most. ↗

— Joseph Wood Krutch

#although #bird #both #cockroach #get

Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what you want. ↗

— Joseph Wood Krutch

#any #ask #cats #does #go