‘Tis an old maxim in the schools,
That flattery’s the food of fools…
(Swift: Cadenus and Vanessa.)
Μήνας: Σεπτέμβριος 2017
John Selden, «Never tell…»
Never tell your resolution beforehand.
(John Selden: Table Talk.)
Samuel Butler, «The nearest way…»
The nearest way to honour
is to have none at all.
(Samuel Butler (I): Prose Observations.)
Henrik Ibsen, «When we dead awaken…»
When we dead awaken…
We see that we have never lived.
(Henrik Ibsen: When we dead awaken.)
Henrik Ibsen, «A thousand words…»
A thousand words can’t make the mark
a single deed will leave.
(Henrik Ibsen: Brand.)
Henrik Ibsen, «To write…»
To write is to preside at
judgement day over one’s self.
(Henrik Ibsen: Poems.)
Henrik Ibsen, «To live…»
To live is to battle the demons
in the heart as well as the brain.
(Henrik Ibsen: Poems.)
Shakespeare, «Men shut their doors…»
Men shut their doors against a setting sun.
(Shakespeare: Timon of Athens.)
Samuel Butler, «Fools invent fashions…»
Fools invent fashions,
and wise men are fain to follow them.
(Samuel Butler (l): Prose Observations.)
Stendhal, «The more one pleases…»
The more one pleases generally,
the less one pleases profoundly.
(Stendhal: Love.)