Posted on September 29, 2016February 25, 2026 “People are not always what they seem.”—Gotthold Lessing, German philosopher, 1729-1781
Posted on September 27, 2016February 25, 2026 “A friend cannot be known in prosperity; and an enemy cannot be hidden in adversity.”—Apocrypha
Posted on September 23, 2016August 15, 2021 “A man should be jailed for telling lies to the young.”—Lillian Hellman, American playwright, 1905-1984
Posted on September 23, 2016May 6, 2022 “Rudeness is the weak man’s imitation of strength.”—Eric Hoffer, American philosopher, 1898-1983
Posted on September 20, 2016February 26, 2026 “It takes a wise man to recognize a wise man.”—Xenophanes, Greek philosopher, c. 570–c. 478 BC
Posted on September 19, 2016February 26, 2026 “Art is long, life is short.”-(“Ars longa, vita brevis.”)—Hippocrates, Greek physician, 460-370 BC
Posted on September 18, 2016February 26, 2026 “False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil.”—Plato, Greek philosopher, 428-348 BC
Posted on September 17, 2016December 26, 2020 “Silence gives consent.”-Oliver Goldsmith, Irish playwright, 1730-1774
Posted on September 17, 2016February 27, 2026 “The more law, the less justice.”—Cicero (Marcus Tullius Cicero), Roman philosopher, 106-43 BC
Posted on September 16, 2016February 27, 2026 “It is very important whether a man is wise or only looks it.”—Publilius Syrus, Roman maxim-writer, 85-43 BC
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