I have been a stranger in a strange land.
—Exodus 2, 22
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Post #3351
A man that hideth his foolishness is better than a man that hideth his wisdom.
—Ecclesiasticus 41, 15
Post #3350
They tell of Themistocles, that when a certain man of high culture and eminent learning came to him and offered to instruct him in the art of memory... Themistocles replied that he would do him a much greater favor if he would teach him the art of forgetting; for I remember what I would not, and cannot forget what I would.
—Saying of Themistocles, as recorded by Cicero.
—Saying of Themistocles, as recorded by Cicero.
Sunday, August 23, 2026
Post #3349
Sloth never arrived at the attainment of a good wish.
—Miguel de Cervantes (translated from Don Quixote)
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