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Posted on October 11, 2025October 11, 2025

“Evil is not something superhuman, it’s something less than human.”—‘The Pale Horse’, Agatha Christie, English mystery writer, 1890-1976

Posted on June 6, 2025June 6, 2025

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”—Cicero (Marcus Tullius Cicero), Roman philosopher, 106-43 BC

Posted on March 20, 2025

“Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know men.”—Confucius, Chinese philosopher, 551-479

Posted on March 7, 2025March 7, 2025

“No man chooses evil because it is evil; he only mistakes it for happiness, the good he seeks.”—Mary W. Shelley, English novelist, 1797-1851

Posted on February 17, 2025February 17, 2025

“Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.”—Helen Keller, American author, 1880-1968

Posted on November 18, 2024November 18, 2024

“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for something you are not.”—André Gide, French author, 1869-1951

Posted on November 18, 2024November 18, 2024

“In quoting others, we cite ourselves.”—Julio Cortázar, Argentine-French author, 1914-1984

Posted on September 18, 2024September 17, 2024

“Have more than thou showest, Speak less than thou knowest.”—(‘King Lear’), William Shakespeare, English playwright, 1564-1616

Posted on September 1, 2024September 1, 2024

“Sometimes opportunity knocks, but most of the time it sneaks up and then quietly steals away.”—Doug Larson, American columnist, 1926-2017

Posted on August 27, 2024November 18, 2024

“IN QUOTING OTHERS, WE CITE OURSELVES.”—Cortázar

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