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The Daily Extract™/Proverbium Seniorum™ is a Commonplace Book in the form of a Blog of Quotations, Epigrams, and Excerpts. It can be found at https://proverbiumseniorum.blog/ Engraving: “Odin in the guise of a wanderer," 1886, Georg von Rosen (1843-1923)

Posted on July 17, 2021July 17, 2021

“To think is to say no.”—Émile Chartier, French philosopher, 1868-1951

Posted on July 16, 2021July 16, 2021

“In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.”—Desiderius Erasmus, Dutch philosopher, 1466-1536

Posted on July 14, 2021July 14, 2021

“If you don’t bring Paris with you, you won’t find it there.”—John M. Shanahan, American entrepreneur, 1928-2005

Posted on July 12, 2021

“As to diseases make a habit of two things—to help, or at least, to do no harm.”—Hippocrates, Greek physician, 460-370 BC

Posted on July 11, 2021July 11, 2021

“I have been a stranger in a strange land.”—Sophocles, Greek playwright, 496-406 BC

Posted on July 10, 2021July 10, 2021

“To me, old age is always fifteen years older than I am.”—Bernard Baruch, American financier, 1870-1965

Posted on July 9, 2021July 9, 2021

“A camel is a horse designed by a committee.”—Alec Issigonis, British automotive designer, 1906-1988

Posted on July 5, 2021July 5, 2021

“In the early days of his power, he is full of smiles, and he salutes everyone whom he meets.”—Plato, Greek philosopher, 427-347 BC

Posted on July 3, 2021July 3, 2021

“A great fortune is a great slavery.”—Seneca the Younger (Lucius Annaeus Seneca), Roman Stoic philosopher, c. 4 BC-65 AD

Posted on July 2, 2021

“Books will speak plain when counsellors blanch.”—Francis Bacon, English philosopher, 1561-1626

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