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PROVERBIUM SENIORUM — Quotations that have aged well

(Wisdom of the Elders) Blog of quotations, epigrams,& excerpts. COMMENT/DISCUSS: twitter.com/PSeniorum.

Posted on November 11, 2021November 11, 2021

“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”—Mae West, American actress, 1893-1980

Posted on November 9, 2021November 9, 2021

“Absence makes the heart grow fonder.”—Sextus Propertius, Roman poet, 1st century BC

Posted on November 8, 2021November 8, 2021

“Nothing is more humiliating than to see idiots succeed in enterprises we have failed in.”—Gustave Flaubert, French novelist, 1821-1880

Posted on November 7, 2021

“Beauty is the gift of God.”—Aristotle, Greek philosopher, 4th century BC

Posted on November 6, 2021November 6, 2021

“An artist is his own fault.”—John O’Hara, American author, 1905-1970

Posted on November 5, 2021November 5, 2021

“Slow but sure moves the might of the gods.”—Euripides, Greek dramatist, 481-407 BC

Posted on November 4, 2021November 3, 2021

“Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.”—Cyril Northcote Parkinson, British author of “Parkinson’s Law,” 1909 to 1993

Posted on November 3, 2021November 3, 2021

“Always depend on people to think the worst.”—Publius Ovid, Roman poet, 43 BC to 18 AD

Posted on November 2, 2021November 2, 2021

“There is no sin except stupidity.”—Oscar Wilde, Irish poet & playwright, 1854-1900

Posted on November 1, 2021November 1, 2021

“Don’t wish ill for your enemy; plan it.”—Publilius Syrus, Roman maxim writer, 1st century BC

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