January 2008
“I thought I knew I knew it all,
But now I must confess,
The more I know I know...”
– Futility Closet
“Everyone wants to be Cary Grant. Even I want to be Cary Grant. - Cary Grant”
“If one’s lot is cast amongst fools it is necessary to study fools.”
– The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas
“When you meet a swordsman, draw your sword: Do not recite poetry to one who is...”
– from a Ch’an Buddhist classic, quoted in “Thunder in the Sky,” translated by Thomas Cleary
“A man is only as good as what he loves. — Saul Bellow”
“The best way to keep one’s word is not to give it. — Napoleon...”
“In the midst of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible...”
“The farther you enter into the truth, the deeper it is. — Bankei”
“Sex without love is an empty experience, but as empty experiences go, it’s...”
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“I suoi pensieri in lui dormir non ponno (within him his thoughts cannot sleep).”
– Tasso’s “Jerusalem Delivered”
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“Sex is like money; only too much is enough. - John Updike”
“Few wishes come true by themselves. — Jeane Smith”
“A graceful taunt is worth a thousand insults. — Louis Nizer”
“Pleasure’s a sin and sometimes sin’s a pleasure. — Lord Byron”
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The Astrological Magazine: We regret to announce that due to unforeseen circumstances beyond our control, the publication of The Astrological Magazine will cease with the December 2007 issue.
“If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there. -...”
“Consciousness is an event that cannot be fully shared. - William James”
