Quotes from authors born in 1786
Man does not weave this web of life. He is merely a strand of it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself.
Chief Seattle
Fame is like a shaved pig with a greased tail, and it is only after it has slipped through the hands of some thousands, that some fellow, by mere chance, holds on to it!
Davy Crockett
I would rather be beaton and be a man than to be elected and be a little puppy dog.
Davy Crockett
Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect.
Chief Seattle
Losing an illusion makes you wiser than finding a truth.
Ludwig Borne
Fred Shero 
John Dryden 
Peter Bogdanovich 
Roger Penrose 
Caroline Rhea 
Buddha 
Jasper Carrott 
Emily Bronte