Tag Archives: One Ear in the Past
With Maturity Comes Despair
23 Feb“There are few people whom I really love, and still fewer of whom I think well. The more I see of the world, the more am I dissatisfied with it; and every day confirms my belief of the inconsistency of all human characters, and of the little dependence that can be placed on the appearance of merit or sense.”
*Jane Austen
Shadow’s Humor
20 Feb“Suddenly he grinned, but his grin was as dark as a scowl; his eyes sparkled merrily, laughing at the foot of the gallows.”
** Robert Jordan
The Burden of Woman
15 Feb“It is really a hard life. Men will not be nice to you if you are not good-looking, and women will not be nice to you if you are.”
** Agatha Christie
Honor the Virtuous First – Then Save the Bad
30 Aug“Take care lest perchance you fall into the mistake of thinking to gain more by being merciful than by being just; for to pardon him too easily that has transgressed is to wrong him that transgresses not.”
~ Baldassarre Castiglione
What’s Your Design?
4 JulLife is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can.
~ Danny Kaye