Posted on March 6, 2026March 6, 2026 “Happiness is no laughing matter.”—Richard Whately, English philosopher, 1787-1863
Posted on May 9, 2025May 9, 2025 “Being contented has none of the glamour of a good fight against misfortune….Happiness is never grand.”—Aldous Huxley, English philosopher, 1894-1963
Posted on October 28, 2020 “Some books are to be read, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed ad digested.”—Francis Bacon, English philosopher, 1561-1626
Posted on July 22, 2020 “That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons of history.”—Aldous Huxley, English philosopher, 1894-1963
Posted on October 29, 2018 “Prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth best discover virtue.”—Francis Bacon, English philosopher, 1561-1626
Posted on May 17, 2017May 17, 2017 “Who can refute a sneer?”—William Paley, English philosopher, 1743-1805
Posted on September 10, 2016February 28, 2026 “Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor.”—Francis Bacon, English philosopher, 1561-1626
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