Only Fools, Liars, And Charlatans Predict Earthquakes

Most Loss Of Life And Property Has Been Due To The Collapse Of Antiquated And Unsafe Structures, Mostly Of Brick And Other Masonry. ... There Is Progress Of California Toward Building New Construction According To Earthquake-resistant Design. We Would Have Less Reason To Ask For Earthquake Prediction If This Was Universal.

No Joy In Nature Is So Sublimely Affecting As The Joy Of A Mother At The Good Fortune Of A Child.

Magnitude May Be Compared To The Power Output In Kilowatts Of A [radio] Broadcasting Station; Local Intensity, On The Mercalli Or Similar Scale, Is Then Comparable To The Signal Strength Noted On A Receiver At A Given Locality. Intensity, Like Signal Strength, Will Generally Fall Off With Distance From The Source; It Will Also Depend On Local Conditions At The Point Of Observation, And To Some Extent On The Conditions Along The Path From Source To That Point.

According To Democritus, Truth Lies At The Bottom Of A Well, The Water Of Which Serves As A Mirror In Which Objects May Be Reflected. I Have Heard, However, That Some Philosophers, In Seeking For Truth, To Pay Homage To Her, Have Seen Their Own Image And Adored It Instead.

There Is Nothing More Beautiful Than Cheerfulness In An Old Face, And Among Country People It Is Always A Sign Of A Well-regulated Life.