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• Mistake

  By aaforringer on May 1, 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.   Edmund Burke Edmund Burke (12 January [NS] 1729[2] – 9 July 1797) was an Anglo-Irish statesman and philosopher who spent most of his career in Great Britain. Born… Read More ›

• Running

  By aaforringer on April 29, 2025 • ( 0 )

  The older I get, the surer I am that I’m not running the show.   Leonard Cohen Leonard Norman Cohen CC GOQ (September 21, 1934 – November 7, 2016) was a Canadian songwriter, singer, poet, and novelist. Themes commonly explored throughout his work include faith… Read More ›

• Idealist

  By aaforringer on April 24, 2025 • ( 0 )

  An idealist is one who, on noticing that roses smell better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup.   H. L. Mencken Henry Louis Mencken (September 12, 1880 – January 29, 1956) was an American journalist, essayist, satirist, cultural critic, and scholar… Read More ›

• Pure

  By aaforringer on April 22, 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  Only the pure in heart can make a good soup.   Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 1770 – 26 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. He is one of the most revered figures in the history of… Read More ›