"The hurricane does not roar in pentameter."

- Edward Kamau Braithwaite, English in the Caribbean.

'I hope not, aunt; but why should you fear it?'

'Because, my dear, beauty is that quality which, next to money, is generally the most attractive to the worst kinds of men; and, therefore, is liked to entail a great deal of trouble on the possessor.'

'Have you been troubled in that way, aunt?'

'No, Helen,' said she, with reproachful gravity, ' but I ( Read more... )

Tell me a secret, but post it anonymously. I don't care what it is, how many you post, whether I know you or whatever.

Let it be a gift.

People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered;
Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives;
Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies;
Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you;
Be honest and frank anyway.
What you spend ( Read more... )

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