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Posted on September 5, 2016February 28, 2026

“An argument needs no reason, nor a friendship.”—Ibycus, Greek lyric poet, 6th century BC

Posted on August 29, 2016

“To him who is in fear everything rustles.”—Sophocles

Posted on August 22, 2016February 28, 2026

“Evil natures never lack teachers.”—Publilius Syrus, Roman maxim-writer, 85-43 BC

Posted on August 21, 2016February 28, 2026

“Remember that time is money.”—Benjamin Franklin, American polymath, 1706-1790

Posted on July 9, 2016March 1, 2026

“The only prison that takes away a man’s freedom is one that does not allow that man to dream.”—Nelson Mandela, South African president & activist, 1918-2013

Posted on July 6, 2016March 1, 2026

“Grief teaches the steadiest minds to waver.”—Sophocles, Greek playwright, 496-406 BC

Posted on June 30, 2016March 1, 2026

“The more simple we are, the more complete we become.”—Auguste Rodin, French sculptor, 1840-1917

Posted on June 29, 2016March 1, 2026

“A fool must now and then be right, by chance.”—William Cowper, English poet, 1731-1800

Posted on June 29, 2016March 1, 2026

“Action is eloquence.”—William Shakespeare, English playwright, 1564-1616

Posted on June 26, 2016March 1, 2026

“Virtue is not always amiable.”—John Adams, 2nd U.S. President, 1735-1826

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