Uncle Garabed’s Notebook (May 1, 2010)
The Best of the Best The fact that people do not understand and respect the very best things, such as Mozart’s concertos, is what permits men like us to become famous. … Johannes Brahms […]
The Best of the Best The fact that people do not understand and respect the very best things, such as Mozart’s concertos, is what permits men like us to become famous. … Johannes Brahms […]
From an Ancient Fidelity is the sister of justice. … Horace Tongue Twister Te te, ro ro, ma ma, nu nu, da da, te te, la la, te te! (Latin: Te tero, Roma, manu […]
From the Word Lab Honorificabilitudinitatibus: A made–up word on the Lat. honorificabilitudo, honorableness, which frequently occurs in Elizabethan plays as an instance of sesquipedalian pomposity. Ex. “thou art not so long by the head as […]
The Radical Believer To a thinking person atheism is a prerequisite to spiritual enlightenment. However, it is not the end of the line. According to G.B. Shaw, that occurs when atheism is followed by mysticism. […]
Latin Proverb Beware the man of one book. Upon Reflection Books are like a mirror. If an ass looks in, you can’t expect an angel to look out. … Arthur Schopenhauer From the […]
So that’s the Clue Fortune does not change men; it unmasks them. …Suzanne Necker From the Word Lab Walnut: The foreign nut; called in M.E. walnote, from O.E. wealh, foreign. It came from Persia, […]
Clever Analysis The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won’t. …Henry Ward Beecher Daffy-nition Obstinacy: The strength of the weak. […]
A Spanish Proverb A proverb is a short sentence based on long experience. Elegy for a Departed Nobleman The noble Earl of Sandwich is departed, His lordship is decidedly deceased. No man was […]
How About Infamy? Fame is the beginning of the fall of greatness. … V.V. Rozinov A Clean Limerick There was a young lady named Ruth, Who had a great passion for truth. She said she […]
From the Internet Many years ago in a small Indian village, a farmer had the misfortune of owing a large sum of money to a village moneylender. The moneylender, who was old and ugly, fancied […]
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