‘But Mary kept silent, and pondered these things in her heart.’ Sometimes, with mysteries, that’s best.”
“She had that greatest of all things, wisdom, and that was a very important thing to possess in a world that seemed to be losing the respect it had always had for wise people. Wise people had been replaced in the public estimation by that curious category of people—celebrities—who were, for the most part, shallow people not known for their wisdom. Where were the Nelson Mandelas of this world of celebrity? Where were the Gandhis”
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― The Joy and Light Bus Company
“From Alexander the grammarian: to refrain from correcting people, nor admonish those who mispronounce, misremember, or utter an odd expression. He would simply debate the thing they meant to say or provide an answer, while at times dexterously producing the very expression the person sought to begin with. 11. Fronto taught me to”
― Meditations by Marcus Aurelius: the New Translation
― Meditations by Marcus Aurelius: the New Translation
“I suppose if you’ve always been wrapped in wool, you don’t know it’s wool.”
― Venetia Kelly's Traveling Show: A Novel of Ireland
― Venetia Kelly's Traveling Show: A Novel of Ireland
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