Uncle Garabed’s Notebook (Aug. 6, 2016)
Of ‘Ulysses’ I’ve put in so many enigmas and puzzles that it will keep the professors busy for centuries arguing over what I meant, and that’s the only way of insuring one’s immortality. …James Joyce […]
Of ‘Ulysses’ I’ve put in so many enigmas and puzzles that it will keep the professors busy for centuries arguing over what I meant, and that’s the only way of insuring one’s immortality. …James Joyce […]
Holy Cow! Tennyson had the British Empire for God, and Queen Victoria for Virgin Mary. … Lady Gregory Let’s Face It Everybody feels sorry for the blind man; no one can tolerate the deaf […]
Having It Both Ways The young always have the same problem—how to rebel and conform at the same time. They have solved this by defying their parents and copying one another. … Quentin Crisp […]
On the Bestowal of Awards The King may give the honour, but thou art to make thyself honourable. … Thomas Fuller Kindergarten Quiz Question: Why couldn’t they find Mozart’s teacher? Answer: Because he was […]
Unusual Adage Prudent cruelty is better than foolish pity. … Thomas Fuller Sportsmanship He lost the game; No matter for that— He kept his temper, He swung his hat And cheered the winners— A […]
Guidance from a Rebel Never be haughty to the humble; never be humble to the haughty. … Jefferson Davis House Rules If any pilgrim monk come from distant parts, with wish as a guest […]
Unequal Results Praise makes good men better, and bad men worse. … Thomas Fuller After-Speech Dinners Joseph H. Choate and Chauncey Depew were invited to a dinner. Mr. Choate was to speak, and it […]
A Right Hook Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth. —Muhammad Ali Hold On, There! The name of the well-known Irish tune is Londonderry Air, not London […]
Korean Legendary Tale It once happened that the King of the fishes got a sad wound in his nose through contact with a steel hook artfully covered by the body of a worm. His Majesty’s […]
Spanish Proverb Dung is no saint, but where it falls it works miracles. A Modern Aphorism Small nations are virtuous by necessity; they don’t have the force or power to be otherwise. The […]
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