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27.5.20

Quotation: A Proverb on Taking a Hint (And How One Word is Enough)

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In this quote post, I lay into a pithy proverb coined by a Roman dramatist about taking a hint (and when to take it). ” A word to the wise ...
13.5.20

Quotation: On the Self in Relation to the Other in Psalm 139 of the Hebrew Bible

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In this post, I talk about a passage from the Hebrew Book of Psalms that extols the self with respect to the Other. Photo by  Les Tricon...
9.5.20

Quotation: On the Process of Healing (And the Surprises of a Pandemic)

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Time is usually the best medicine — Ovid (43 B.C.E.-17 C.E.), Roman Poet In this post, I get a little personal with Ovid's quote ...
8.5.20

A Lesson in Opposing Viewpoints: On Appearances and First Impressions

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Don't trust too much in appearances. Quintillian, Ancient Roman Teacher and Writer (c. 35 - c. 100 C.E.)  Clothes make the man. ...
7.5.20

Quotation: On the Hoped-for-Hopelessness of Fame (and its Many Counterparts)

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Si post fata venit gloria no propero. * If fame comes after death I am in no hurry for it. — Martial (40-102 C.E.), Roman epigrammatist...
6.5.20

Quotation: On Considering Heteronormativity in Society (Thank you, Jane Austen)

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It's a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.   Mrs. Bennet  — fr...
29.4.20

Proverbial Quotation On Doing Something Too Little Too Late

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Proverbs are meant to be short, pithy practical statements. Perhaps the most famous collection of proverbs come from the Hebrew Bible. But h...