“Old friends are best. . .
King James used to call for his old shoes—
They were easiest for his feet. . .”
—John Selden
Monthly Archives: December 2017
Pick-Me-Up. . .
“. . .Che sera, sera. . .
What will be—
Shall be. . .”
—Christopher Marlowe (“Doctor Faustus”)
Share Today. . .
“It came upon the midnight clear. . .
That glorious song of old. . .”
—Edmund Hamilton Sears
Weekender. . .
“Good night, good night. . .
Parting is such sweet sorrow—
That I shall say good night—
Till it be morrow. . .”
—William Shakespeare (“Romeo and Juliet”)
Pick-Me-Up. . .
“Eliminate distractions. . .”
—Jane Porter
Share Today. . .
“‘Tis not the dying for a faith that’s so hard, Master Harry—
Every man of every nation has done that—
‘Tis the living up to it that is difficult. . .”
—William Makepeace Thackeray
Weekender. . .
“Better be alone—
Than in bad company. . .”
—15th Century Proverb
Pick-Me-Up. . .
“If you’re not failing—
You’re not shooting high enough. . .”
—Jane Friedman
Share Today. . .
“If we want to make it—
We have to dig in—
Hang on—
And hang tight. . .”
—Jane Porter
Weekender. . .
“Ask thy purse what thou shouldst buy. . .”
—T. Fuller (Gnomologia, 1732)
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