Richard Adams — English Clergyman died on December 29, 1698

Richard George Adams is an English novelist who is known as the author of Watership Down. He studied modern history at university before serving in the British Army during World War II. Afterward he completed his studies and then joined the British Civil Service. In 1974, two years after Watership Down was published, Adams became a full-time author. He is now semi-retired... (wikipedia)

The thinker dies, but his thoughts are beyond the reach of destruction. Men are mortal; but ideas are immortal.
We are all human and fall short of where we need to be. We must never stop trying to be the best we can be.
My heart has joined the thousand, for my friend stopped running today.
Many human beings say that they enjoy the winter, but what they really enjoy is feeling proof against it.
I certainly think that 10 to 20 years from now, clearly the majority of veterinarians will be women.