Hafez On God
Hafez (1315 - 1390) Slipping on my shoes, boiling water, toasting bread, buttering the sky: that should be enough contact with God in one day…
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Howard Roger Garis On Thinking
Howard Roger Garis (April 25, 1873 – November 6, 1962) Half the fun of nearly everything, you know, is thinking about it beforehand, or afterward.
Abraham Lincoln On History And Judgement
Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) I do the very best I know how — the very best I can; and I…
Guy Fawkes On The Fifth Of November
Guy Fawkes (April 13,1570 – January 31, 1606) Remember, remember! The fifth of November, The Gunpowder treason and plot; I know of no reason Why…
Iris Murdoch On Tyrants And Art
Iris Murdoch (July 15, 1919 – February 08, 1999) Tyrants always fear art because tyrants want to mystify while art tends to clarify. The good…
Mary Oliver On Responsibility
Mary Jane Oliver (September 10, 1935 – January 17, 2019) You must not ever stop being whimsical. And you must not, ever, give anyone else…
James Baldwin On Death
James Baldwin (August 2, 1924 – December 1, 1987) Life is tragic simply because the earth turns and the sun inexorably rises and sets, and…
