Who knows a fool must know his brother;
One fop will recommend another.
(John Gay: Fables.)
Μήνας: Σεπτέμβριος 2017
Benjamin Franklin, «Most fools…»
Most fools think they are only ignorant.
(Benjamin Franklin: Poor Richard’s Almanack.)
Blake, «A fool…»
A fool sees not the same tree
that a wise man sees.
(Blake: The Marriage of Heaven and Hell.)
William James, «The art of being wise…»
The art of being wise
is the art of knowing
what to overlook.
(William james: Principles of Psychology.)
Jules Renard, «To think is not enough…»
To think is not enough;
you must think of something.
(Jules Renard: Journal.)
Herman Melville, «Faith and philosophy…»
Faith and philosophy are air,
but events are brass.
(Herman Μelville: Pierre.)
Bishop Berkeley, «Truth…»
Truth is the cry of all,
but the game of the few.
(Bishop Berkeley: Sins.)
Sebastian Brant, «The world…»
The world wants to be deceived.
(Sebastian Brant: Ship of Fools.)
Emily Dickinson, «Truth…»
Truth is such a rare thing,
it is delightful to tell it.
(Emily Dickinson.)
Voltaire, «The great consolation…»
The great consolation in life
is to say what one thinks.
(Voltaire.)