What to believe

Believe nothing you hear, and only one half that you see.

Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allen Poe

Injustice

To counteract one injustice with another injustice does not eliminate it, it simply duplicates it!

Anonymous

Iniusticia seva sum Venezia Palazzo ducale 300

Not knowing

Awareness of "not knowing" is merit-worthy, but to brag about not knowing is foolish!

Attributed to Socrates

Socrates

Chaff

With time and with chaff
ripen sorb fruit and riffraff.
.

Anonymous

(The sorb fruit only matures after it's been picked.
  The misdeeds of rogues may only come to light long afterwards.)

I do not aspire

I do not aspire to find a place in this society, but to find a society in which it is worthwhile to find a place!

Mauro Rostagno

 

Bait the hook . . .

Bait the hook well. This fish will bite.


William Shakespeare

Wisdom

"I fear the Greeks, even those bearing gifts

Laoocon (Virgil's Aeneid)

The last taste . . .

The last taste of sweets is sweetest last,

Writ in remembrance more than things long past.

William Shakespeare, 'Richard II' (1595) act 2, sc. 1, l. 11

Ask not . . .

Ask not what your country can do for you;

- ask what you can do for your country.

   - JFK (1961)

We use cookies on our website. Some of them are essential for the operation of the site, while others help us to improve this site and the user experience (tracking cookies). You can decide for yourself whether you want to allow cookies or not. Please note that if you reject them, you may not be able to use all the functionalities of the site.