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Posted on July 5, 2017July 5, 2017

“Never despair.”—Horace, Roman poet, 1st century BC

Posted on June 26, 2017June 26, 2017

“We shouldn’t maltreat our idols: the gilt comes off on our hands.”—Gustave Flaubert, French novelist, 1821-1880

Posted on June 10, 2017June 10, 2017

“Lazy people are always looking for something to do.”—Luc de Clapiers, French writer, 18th century

Posted on June 9, 2017June 9, 2017

“I am what you will be.”—Epitaph on ancient Roman tombstone

Posted on June 8, 2017June 8, 2017

“Some come to see; some come to be seen.”—Ovid (on the theatre), Roman poet, 1st century BC/AD

Posted on June 6, 2017June 6, 2017

“A friend’s eye is a good mirror.”—Irish proverb

Posted on June 4, 2017

“Actors are the only honest hypocrites.”—William Hazlitt, English drama critic, 1778-1830

Posted on May 24, 2017May 24, 2017

“The gods use us mortals as footballs.”—Plautus, Roman playwright, 254-184 BC

Posted on May 17, 2017May 17, 2017

“Who can refute a sneer?”—William Paley, English philosopher, 1743-1805

Posted on April 26, 2017

“Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.”—Mark Twain, American author & humorist, 1835-1910

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