World Quotations (Part 1)
The law of sacrifice is uniform throughout the world. To be effective it demands the sacrifice of the bravest and the most spotless. Mahatma Gandhi The only tyrant I accept in this …
Daimon Club Story
Each life is formed by its unique image, an image that is the essence of that life and calls it to a destiny. As the force of fate, this image acts as …
George Mikes reflections
George Mikes reflections and thoughts about life, humour, God, happiness and books by English culture and Carl William Brown, author of a dissertation on Mikes. I am no cynic, and do believe …
George Mikes Quotations
George Mikes quotations, quotes, aphorisms, ideas and brilliant thoughts and opinion on different subjects and matters by the world of English and C.W. Brown Our age is not a wicked age – …
The nature and essence of literature
The nature and essence of literature. A short summary of English and American Literary and Historic Topics, with great quotes and aphorisms. (with a pdf file) Every interpretation of a text is …
Fish, fishers and good humour.
Three men in a boat, published in 1889, is a humorous account by English writer Jerome K. Jerome of a two-week boating holiday on the Thames from Kingston upon Thames to Oxford …
The Triumph of Stupidity
The triumph of stupidity an article by Bertrand Russell, who wants to point out the fundamental cause of our troubles, namely that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the …
Rebellious Quotations (Part 2)
In this Revolution no plans have been written for retreat. Martin Luther King Jr. You cannot make a revolution in white gloves. Vladimir Ilyich Lenin ”Revolution” today is taken for granted, and …
John Florio biography
John Florio biography and some quotes. Forgive thy friends: they would, but cannot praise, inough’ the wit, art, language of thy PLAYES: forgive thy foes; they will not praise thee. Why? Thy …
Andros Art Theory
Andros art theory, his conception of art and artists. The “A Theory”, that is Androsophy. Read this article and find out more about this genial artist. In life I do various things, …
Short history of England and literary notes
Short history of England and literary notes from the origin up to modern age The first inhabitants of Britain were the Iberians, they had settled in the country between 3000 and 2000 …
Aphorisms and Quotations
Aphorismus est sermo brevis, integrum sensum propositae rei scribens. That is – An aphorism is a brief utterance, which writes the complete meaning of the matter – this is the exact definition …