• Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.

    Abraham Lincoln
  • My formula for living is quite simple. I get up in the morning and I go to bed at night. In between, I occupy myself as best I can.

    Cary Grant
  • Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies of it.

    E. B. White
  • I'm living so far beyond my income that we may almost be said to be living apart.

    e. e. cummings
  • What then is time? If no one asks me, I know what it is. If I wish to explain it to him who asks, I do not know.

    — Saint Augustine
  • Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.

    Mark Twain
  • If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer.

    Henry David Thoreau
  • If two things look the same, look for differences. If they look different, look for similarities.

    John Cardinal
  • In theory, there is no difference. In practice, there is.

    — Anonymous
  • Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.

    John Adams
  • People who like this sort of thing will find this the sort of thing they like.

    Abraham Lincoln
  • History - what never happened described by someone who wasn't there

    — ?Santayana?
  • What's a "trice"? It's like a jiffy but with three wheels

    — Last of the Summer Wine
  • Inside every old person is a young person wondering what happened

    — Terry Pratchett
  • I'll be more enthusiastic about encouraging thinking outside the box when there's evidence of any thinking going on inside it.

    — Terry Pratchett
  • .. we were trained to meet any new situation by reorganising; and a wonderful method it can be for creating the illuson of progress

    — Petronius (210 BC)
  • The time we have at our disposal every day is elastic; the passions that we feel expand it, those that we inspire contract it; and habit fills up what remains

    — Proust
  • So just as it is not the desire to become famous but the habit of being laborious that enables us to produce a finished work, so it is not the activity of the present moment but wise reflexions from the past that help us to safeguard the future

    — Proust "Within the Budding Grove"
  • You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves.

    William J. H. Boetcker
  • Only a genealogist thinks taking a step backwards is progress

    — Lorna
  • No man ever believes that the Bible means what it says: He is always convinced that it says what he means.

    — George Bernard Shaw
  • A TV remote is female: It easily gives a man pleasure, he'd be lost without it, and while he doesn't always know which buttons to push, he just keeps trying.

    — Anon
  • Hammers are male: Because in the last 5000 years they've hardly changed at all, and are occasionally handy to have around.

    — Anon
  • The right thing to do is to do nothing, the place to do it is in a place of concealment and the time to do it is as often as possible.

    — Tony Cook "The Biology of Terrestrial Molluscs"
  • All that mankind has done, thought, gained or been: it is lying as in magic preservation in the pages of books.

    — Thomas Carlyle "The Hero as Man of Letters"
Descendants of John DAVIDSON and Agnes FAIRBAIRN
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  • John0 Davidson (cir. 1817 - Nov 1900)
    • Agnes Fairbairn (cir. 1818 - May 1884)
      • Agnes R.1 Davidson
        • William Dodds (cir. 1844 - Oct 1915)
          • James2 Dodds
          • John2 Dodds (Oct 1871 - aft. 1921)
            • Sarah J. Simpson (Jan 1871 - aft. 1921)
              • William3 Dodds
              • Robert3 Dodds
                • Female UnknownSurname (say 1901 - )
          • Rosina H.2 Dodds
            • Robert Elliott (cir. 1872 - aft. 1911)
              • Agnes3 Elliott
              • Eleanor3 Elliott
              • Robert W.3 Elliott
                • Edith M. Armstrong (1902 - )
                  • Ronald W.4 Elliott
                    • Female Brown
              • John J.3 Elliott
          • William2 Dodds
      • Helen1 Davidson
      • John1 Davidson
        • Isabella Ford (cir. 1844 - bet 1901 - 1911)
          • Margaret G.2 Davidson
            • Peter Ganter (Jun 1862 - Jun 1926)
              • Charles L.3 Ganter
                • Emily M. Crossthwaite (Dec 1887 - Feb 1936)
                  • Alfred G.4 Ganter
                    • Audrey E. H. Hadgraft
                  • Doris J.4 Ganter
                    • Hughie Byrd
                  • Major Colin C.4 Ganter
              • John R.3 Ganter
                • Rose A. Kerscher (Nov 1893 - Mar 1942)
                  • Peter R.4 Ganter
                    • Maude Carr
                  • Ernest F. M.4 Ganter
                    • Elsie Mortimore
                  • Margaret A. A.4 Ganter
                    • Mervin Mathews (Aug 1912 - Jul 1980)
                  • Douglas J.4 Ganter
                    • Joyce M. Kneen
                  • Edna R.4 Ganter
                    • Allen Stafford (say 1924 - Mar 1986)
              • Walter G.3 Ganter
                • Alvina L. Fehlhaber (Jun 1899 - Sep 1978)
                  • William F.4 Ganter
                  • Walter G.4 Ganter
                    • Lela E. Thackeray
                  • Annie E.4 Ganter
                  • Alexander P.4 Ganter
                    • Florence A. Hay (May 1921 - Jun 2004)
                  • Alvina L.4 Ganter
                    • Michael C. McCarrick (Feb 1920 - Jun 1998)
                  • Georgina M.4 Ganter
                    • Anthony Dillon (Feb 1923 - Mar 1994)
                  • Donald R.4 Ganter
                    • Betty A. Brightman
                  • Clarence V.4 Ganter
                    • Maureen A. Dobbins (Dec 1933 - Jan 2000)
                  • Neville F.4 Ganter
                    • Sheryl H. Modrzynski
                  • Eric V.4 Ganter
                    • Thelma A. Burgess
              • Francis P.3 Ganter
              • James W.3 Ganter
              • Isabella A. J.3 Ganter
                • George E. Brightman (Mar 1900 - Apr 1959)
                  • Valerie M.4 Brightman
                    • Colin Thorley
                  • Betty A.4 Brightman
                    • Donald R. Ganter
                  • Beverly A.4 Brightman
                    • Graeme N. Morgan
              • Annie M.3 Ganter
                • ?
                  • Jean M.4 Prain
                    • Gilbert Hunter
                    • Terence Elliott
                • Goldwin N. Prain (Mar 1891 - Nov 1959)
                  • Jessie I.4 Prain
                    • Ronald Bergan (cir. 1931 - Sep 1985)
                    • Merv Buchman
                  • Norman G.4 Prain
                    • Violet T. Phipps (say 1924 - bef. 2002)
                  • Francis W.4 Prain
                    • Rose Smith (say 1931 - bef. 2002)
          • John2 Davidson
          • Agnes2 Davidson
            • James Hamilton (cir. 1865 - Dec 1936)
              • John3 Hamilton
                • Elizabeth J. Moore (say 1895 - aft. 1954)
                  • Darrell J.4 Hamilton
              • James E. B.3 Hamilton
                • Thelma J. Willadsen (Jun 1899 - 1979)
                  • James E.4 Hamilton
                    • Joyce D. UnknownSurname (say 1920 - )
                  • Malcolm V.4 Hamilton
              • Vincent C.3 Hamilton
                • Elizabeth A. Lewis (say 1898 - aft. 1919)
                • Rachel J. Scott (Jan 1896 - Feb 1948)
                  • F J.4 Hamilton
              • Albert3 Hamilton
              • Leslie3 Hamilton
                • Ethel W. Cooper (say 1905 - Aug 1949)
                  • Leslie J.4 Hamilton
              • Roy3 Hamilton
                • Frances A. Smith (Aug 1906 - aft. 1980)
                  • Colin R.4 Hamilton
                    • Ruth E. UnknownSurname
                  • Gordon J.4 Hamilton
              • Sidney3 Hamilton
                • Lily M. UnknownSurname ?Dale (say 1915 - cir. Apr 1960)
          • Isabella2 Davidson
            • James Gillies (cir. 1871 - aft. 1911)
              • David3 Gillies
              • Isabella3 Gillies
          • Benjamin F.2 Davidson
            • Agnes Robertson (cir. 1891 - Oct 1953)
              • John3 Davidson
      • Mary1 Davidson
        • James Jeffrey (Mar 1845 - bet 1888 - 1891)
          • Agnes2 Jeffrey
          • Margaret2 Jeffrey
          • Andrew2 Jeffrey
          • Mary2 Jeffrey
          • Ellen2 Jeffrey
          • John2 Jeffrey
          • Jemima2 Jeffrey
          • Alice2 Jeffrey
      • Walter1 Davidson (Nov 1848 - Oct 1881)
        • Jessie McIntyre (cir. 1854 - Dec 1915)
          • John2 Davidson (May 1873 - Feb 1917)
            • Edith Stewart (Aug 1875 - Jul 1926)
              • William S.3 Davidson
              • Jessie M.3 Davidson
                • Price Evans (say 1902 - )
          • Walter F.2 Davidson (Jun 1877 - Oct 1920)
            • Amy F. Pope (Aug 1871 - Jan 1957)
              • Hubert F.3 Davidson
                • Mickey UnknownSurname (say 1902 - )
                • Elba UnknownSurname (say 1903 - )
              • Isabella B.3 Davidson
                • Jack McEwan
                • Thomas S. Houston (Apr 1899 - )
              • Howard J.3 Davidson
                • Gertrude Common
              • Harold M.3 Davidson
                • Margaret H. Laing (Dec 1912 - Aug 2001)
                  • Harvey F.4 Davidson
                    • Josephine I. Clark
                    • Carol UnknownSurname
                    • Jean Feldmann
                    • Arlette D. LeDuc
                  • Shirley4 Davidson
                    • James H. Heaton
          • Robert M.2 Davidson (Sep 1881 - Sep 1916)
      • Adam1 Davidson
        • Isabella Bain (Jul 1857 - Oct 1915)
          • John S.2 Davidson
            • Isabella F. Crawford (Sep 1868 - Sep 1944)
          • Agnes M.2 Davidson
            • Archibald Henderson (Jan 1883 - Jan 1952)
              • Isabella H.3 Henderson
              • Leslie A.3 Henderson
          • James F.2 Davidson
            • Alice Clark (cir. 1886 - aft. 1929)
      • George1 Davidson
        • Ann Bird (cir. 1846 - bet 1901 - 1911)
          • John2 Davidson
          • George2 Davidson
            • Catherine Henderson (cir. 1884 - )
        • Mary A. Robertson (Feb 1862 - May 1948)
      • James1 Davidson
        • Alice Elliott (1865 - Nov 1909)
        • Barbara F. Hagen (1870 - 1951)
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