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Proverbium Seniorum — Epigrams, Excerpts, and Quotations

(Wisdom of the Elders)

Month: May 2018

Posted on May 28, 2018

“‘Tis not the habit that makes the monk.”—Thomas Fuller, English churchman, 1608-1661

Posted on May 27, 2018May 27, 2018

“Ah, what is more blessed than to put cares away!”—Gaius Valerius Catullus, Roman poet, 84-54 BC

Posted on May 26, 2018May 26, 2018

“Americans are suckers for good news.”—Adlai Stevenson, American politician & diplomat, 1900-1965

Posted on May 25, 2018May 25, 2018

“Truths kindle light for truths.”—Lucretius, Roman philosopher, 1st century BC

Posted on May 23, 2018May 23, 2018

“They also serve who only stand and wait.”—John Milton, English poet, 1608-1674

Posted on May 19, 2018May 19, 2018

“To establish oneself in the world, one has to do all one can to appear established.”—Francois de La Rochefoucauld, French maximist, 1613-1680

Posted on May 18, 2018

“On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”—H.L. Mencken, American journalist, 1880-1956

Posted on May 17, 2018May 17, 2018

“No evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death.”—Plato, Greek philosopher, 427-347 BC

Posted on May 15, 2018May 15, 2018

“Education is the best provision for old age.”—Aristotle, Greek philosopher, 4th century BC

Posted on May 6, 2018May 6, 2018

“The land of the dull and the home of the literal.”—Gore Vidal, American writer, 1925-2012

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