Posted on March 20, 2025 “Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know men.”—Confucius, Chinese philosopher, 551-479
Posted on November 18, 2024November 18, 2024 “In quoting others, we cite ourselves.”—Julio Cortázar, Argentine-French author, 1914-1984
Posted on December 26, 2023December 26, 2023 “He who lives without folly is not as wise as he thinks.”—Francois de La Rochefoucauld, French maxim writer, 1613-1680
Posted on December 6, 2022December 5, 2022 “Why is it that our memory is good enough to retain the least triviality that happens to us, and yet not good enough to recollect how often we have told it to the same person?”—Francois de La Rochefoucauld, French maxim author, 1613-1680
Posted on August 10, 2022August 10, 2022 “If fortune wants to do you in, she makes you stupid.”—Publilius Syrus, Roman maxim-writer, 85 BC — 43 BC
Posted on April 20, 2022April 19, 2022 “There is nothing more silly than a silly laugh!”—Catullus, Latin poet, c.84-c.54 BC
Posted on April 10, 2022 “Fortune is glass. Just when it gleams brightest it shatters.”—Publilius Syrus, Roman maxim writer, 1st century BC
Posted on March 23, 2022March 23, 2022 “Speak the truth, even if your voice shakes.”—Maggie Kuhn, Gray Panthers founder, 1905-1995
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