British

Swords

By aaforringer on October 6, 2016 • ( 0 )

One sword keeps another in the sheath. George Herbert George Herbert (3 April 1593 – 1 March 1633) was a Welsh poet, orator and Anglican priest. Herbert’s poetry is associated with the writings of the metaphysical poets, and he… Read More ›

Comfort

By aaforringer on December 8, 2015 • ( 0 )

Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home. ― Edith Sitwell Dame Edith Louisa Sitwell DBE (7… Read More ›

Imagination

By aaforringer on November 3, 2015 • ( 0 )

Imagination is not only the uniquely human capacity to envision that which is not, and therefore the fount of all invention and innovation. In its arguably most transformative and revelatory capacity, it is the power to that enables us to… Read More ›

Symptoms

By aaforringer on March 24, 2015 • ( 0 )

One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one’s work is terribly important. Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) (18 May 1872 – 2 February 1970) was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, writer, social critic and political activist. At various… Read More ›