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Posted on October 27, 2024October 27, 2024

“A smiling face is half the meal.”—Latvian proverb

Posted on September 18, 2024September 17, 2024

“Have more than thou showest, Speak less than thou knowest.”—(‘King Lear’), William Shakespeare, English playwright, 1564-1616

Posted on September 1, 2024September 1, 2024

“Sometimes opportunity knocks, but most of the time it sneaks up and then quietly steals away.”—Doug Larson, American columnist, 1926-2017

Posted on August 27, 2024November 18, 2024

“IN QUOTING OTHERS, WE CITE OURSELVES.”—Cortázar

Posted on August 13, 2024August 13, 2024

“A good conscience is a continual Christmas.”—Benjamin Franklin, American polymath, 1706-1790

Posted on July 31, 2024July 31, 2024

“There is nothing new in the world except the history you do not know.”—Harry S. Truman, U.S. President, 1884-1972

Posted on July 24, 2024

“Once men are caught up in an event they cease to be afraid. Only the unknown frightens men.”—Antoine de St. Exupéry, French writer, 1900-1944

Posted on July 11, 2024July 11, 2024

“It is hard to free fools from the chains they revere.”—Voltaire (François-Marie Arouet), French philosopher, 1694-1778

Posted on May 26, 2024May 26, 2024

“Scary stories make real life less scary.”—‘A Haunting in Venice’ (2023 film, based on ‘Halloween Party’ by Agatha Christie)

Posted on January 9, 2024January 8, 2024

“A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.”—Baltasar Gracian, Spanish philosopher, 1601-1658

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