QOD: Even though you can’t expect to defeat the absurdity of the world, you must make an attempt. That’s morality, that’s religion, that’s art, that’s life. ~ Phil Ochs (né Philip David Ochs; Dec. 19, 1940 ~ Apr. 9, 1976), American singer-songwriter
Tuesday, 19 December 2023
Monday, 18 December 2023
Monday, December 18, 2023
QOD: A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. ~ Greek Proverb
Sunday, 17 December 2023
Sunday, December 17, 2023
QOD: I see the church as a field hospital after battle. Heal the wounds, heal the wounds. ~ Pope Francis (né Jorge Mario Bergoglio; b. Dec. 17, 1936)
Friday, 15 December 2023
Friday, December 15, 2023
QOD: Every lie is two lies ~ the lie we tell others and the lie we tell ourselves to justify it. ~ Robert Brault (b. 1938), American author
Thursday, 14 December 2023
Thursday, December 14, 2023
QOD: There is no sinner like a young saint. ~ Aphra Behn (Dec. 14, 1640 ~ Apr. 16, 1689), British playwright
Wednesday, 13 December 2023
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
QOD: Where they burn books, they will ultimately burn people. ~ Heinrich Heine (né Christian Johann Heinrich Heine, Dec. 13, 1797 ~ Feb. 17, 1856), German writer and literary critic
Tuesday, 12 December 2023
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
QOD: Never touch your idols: the gilding will stick to your fingers. ~ Gustave Flaubert (Dec. 12, 1821 ~ May 8, 1880), French novelist