Archive for January, 2007
Aero, so the story runs, was the daughter of Oenopion and the nymph Helice. Orion, the son of Hyrieus, fell in love with her, and asked her father for her hand; for her sake he rendered the island66 where they lived habitable (it was formerly full of wild beasts), and he also gathered together much booty from the folk who lived there and brought it as a bridal-gift for her.
Oenopion however constantly kept putting off the time of the wedding, for he hated the idea of having such a man as his daughter’s husband.
Then Orion, maddened by strong drink, broke in the doors of the chamber where the girl was lying asleep, and as he was offering violence to her Oenopion attacked him and put out his eyes with a burning brand.
January 31st, 2007
A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.
Greek Proverb
January 31st, 2007
A penny saved is a penny gained.
Scottish Proverb
January 31st, 2007
No matter how lonely you get or how many birth announcements you receive, the trick is not to get frightened. There’s nothing wrong with being alone.
Wendy Wasserstein (1950 - 2005), Isn’t It Romantic, 1983
January 31st, 2007
Don’t throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.
Swedish Proverb
January 31st, 2007
It is the creative potential itself in human beings that is the image of God.
Mary Daly
January 31st, 2007
My father used to say, “Let them see you and not the suit. That should be secondary.”
Cary Grant
January 31st, 2007
Even the gods love jokes.
Plato
January 31st, 2007
You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm.
Colette (1873 - 1954), in New York World-Telegram and Sun, 1961
January 31st, 2007
Sometimes it’s hard to be a woman giving all your love to just one man.
Tammy Wynette
January 31st, 2007
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