Monthly Archives: January 2009

A primary function of art and thought is to liberate the individual from the tyranny of his culture in the environmental sense and to permit him to stand beyond it in an autonomy of perception and judgment. * Lionel Trilling … Continue reading →

It is the character of a brave and resolute man not to be ruffled by adversity and not to desert his post. * Cicero History, although sometimes made up of the few acts of the great, is more often shaped … Continue reading →

This is the sum of duty: do naught to others which if done to thee, would cause thee pain. * Mahabharata Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little; by these three steps … Continue reading →

If you wish your merit to be known, acknowledge that of other people. * Oriental proverb Good people are good because they’ve come to wisdom through failure. We get very little wisdom from success, you know… One who doesn’t try … Continue reading →