Innocence hath a very short style.
(Marquess of Halifax: Moral thoughts and reflections.)
Μήνας: Σεπτέμβριος 2017
Democritus, «One must…»
One must either be good,
or imitate a good man.
(Democritus.)
Samuel Butler, «Complainants…»
Complainants are the greatest persecutors.
(Samuel Butler (I): Prose Observations.)
Talmud, «A sigh…»
A sigh can break a man in two.
(Talmud.)
Montaigne, «Pleasure…»
Pleasure chews and grinds us.
(Montaigne: That we taste nothing pure.)
Jean Senal, «If troubles…»
If troubles destroy happiness,
pleasures disturb it.
(Jean Senal.)
Thomas Browne, «Afflictions…»
Afflictions induce callosities.
(Thomas Browne: Urn Burial.)
Shakespeare, «Sorrow concealed…»
Sorrow concealed, like an oven stopp’d,
doth burn the heart to cinders where it is.
(Shakespeare: Titus Andronicus.)
Charles Lamb, «My theory…»
My theory is to enjoy life,
but the practice is against it.
(Charles Lamb: Letters.)
Pascal, «A trifle…»
A trifle consoles us because a trifle upsets us.
(Pascal: Pensées.)