"Severely criticised by their political opponents for neglecting their official duties, it was said that they had no thought but to live out their days in rural retirement."
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Happiness is supper by five
Let it be so hasted, that supper be ready at the farthest by five of the clock.
-- William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act 2 Scene 2
Sunday, February 1, 2026
Thursday, January 29, 2026
Saturday, January 24, 2026
Sunday, January 18, 2026
Happiness is an extremity you'll do well to avoid
Upon the globe, a mathematick point
Only divides: thus happiness and misery,
And all extremes, are still contiguous.
-- Sir John Denham (1614/15-1669)
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
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