Prudence is a rich ugly old maid courted by Incapacity. The pride of the peacock is the glory of God. The wrath of the lion is the wisdom of God. The tygers of wrath are wiser than the horses of instruction. When thou seest an Eagle, thou seest a portion of Genius. Lift up thy head! Exuberance is Beauty….
Be careful not to parade your religion before others; if you do, no reward awaits you with your Father in heaven. When you pray, do not be like the hypocrites; they love to say their prayers standing up in synagogues and at street corners for everyone to see them. Truly I tell you: they have their reward already. But when you pray, go into a room by yourself, shut the door, and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in…
Dee Dee is dead, Chom mourns
“Oh, the Protestants hate the Catholics,And the Catholics hate the Protestants, And the Hindus hate the Moslems,And everybody hates the Jews. But during National Brotherhood Week, National Brotherhood Week, It’s National Everyone-smile-at-one-another-hood Week.” In 1965 Tom Lehrer made people laugh at the type of cosmetic solutions with which we try to combat bigotry and hatred. Unfortunately, it’s usually the truth behind a good satire that makes it funny. Almost 40 years after Tom Lehrer’s ode to getting along and 14 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, we’re…