Posted on June 26, 2022 “A wise man will live as much within his wit as his income.”—Lord Chesterfield, British statesman, 1694-1773
Posted on June 22, 2022 “Generally speaking, it is inhumane to detain a fleeting insight.”—Fran Lebowitz, American author, b. 1950
Posted on June 21, 2022June 22, 2022 “The fact is, writing can be done only during the time when one ought to be doing something else.”— Isabel Paterson, Canadian-American journalist, 1886-1961
Posted on June 21, 2022June 20, 2022 “Life is short, art long, opportunity fleeting, experience treacherous, judgment difficult.”—Hippocrates, Greek physician, 460-370 BC
Posted on June 18, 2022June 18, 2022 “When old people speak it is not because of the sweetness of words in our mouths; it is because we see something which you do not see.”—Chinua Achebe, Nigerian novelist, 1930-2013
Posted on June 6, 2022 “At fifty, everyone has the face he deserves.”—George Orwell, English novelist, 1903-1950
Posted on June 5, 2022 “Adversity introduces a man to himself.”—Albert Einstein, German-born American theoretical physicist, 1879-1955
Posted on June 2, 2022 “I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me.”—Dudley Field Malone, American politician, 1885-1955
Posted on May 31, 2022 “Don’t put an absurdly high value on him. Think of the millions of other girls doing without him, yet able to bear it.”—Anon., 21st century
Posted on May 30, 2022May 29, 2022 “The years wrinkle our skin but lack of enthusiasm wrinkles our soul.”—Socrates, Greek philosopher, c. 470-399 BC
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