Ben Shahn On Artists
Ben Shahn (September 12, 1898–March 14, 1969) The artist occupies a unique position vis-à-vis the society in which he lives. However dependent upon it he…
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Albert Murray On Heroism
Albert Murray (May 12, 1916–August 18, 2013) Heroism, which like the sword is nothing if not steadfast, is measured in terms of the stress and…
Mark Nepo On The Sea
Mark Nepo (February 23, 1951 -) The sea is a great teacher of receiving. Always rising and falling like the clear blood of the earth,…
Pier Paolo Pasolini On Belief
Pier Paolo Pasolini (March 05, 1922 – November 02, 1975) If you know that I am an unbeliever, then you know me better than I…
John O’Donohue On Anam Cara
John O’Donohue ( January 01, 1956 – January 04, 2008) Anam cara’, which is Gaelic phrase meaning “soul friendship”. This is more than an alliance…
Robert Browning On Now
Robert Browning (May 07, 1812 – December 12, 1889) Out of your whole life give but a moment! All of your life that has gone…
Penelope Margaret Lively On Being Human
Penelope Margaret Lively (March 17, 1933 -) We open our mouths and out flow words whose ancestries we do not even know. We are walking…
