“Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.” Mark Twain
“The brutalities of a fight with bare hands, the crushed nasal bones, maimed lips, and other disfigurements, which call for the utter abolition of boxing in the interests of humanity, at once disappear when the contestants cover their hands with large, soft-leather gloves.” John Boyle O’Reilly
“It is the destiny of mint to be crushed.” Waverley Lewis Root
(Photo taken 10/20/2015.)