“I am sick to death of cleverness. Everybody is clever nowadays. You can’t go anywhere without meeting clever people. The thing has become an absolute public nuisance.” Oscar Wilde, 1895, The Importance of Being Earnest We’re constantly concerned with how other people view us and the general state of our regality. We strive to sustain […]
Spanish novelist Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616) is credited with saying that ‘a proverb is a short sentence based on long experience’. Proverbs are often centuries old, providing us with global wisdom’s that have remained relevant throughout time. “The frog in the well knows nothing of the sea.” This Japanese proverb is said to have come […]
Feelings of low self-esteem are not feelings we are encouraged to pay heed to. We are told to dismiss them, they’re false and not to be trusted. Feeling bad about who you are, where you are or what you’re doing? Well, don’t. Just feel good! Feel good about yourself, who you are, how you act, […]
In this piece, he advocates for what he calls the ‘law of God’, the idea that we should ‘overcome evil with good’. With this, he looks at how we deal with those who have wronged us and the road to forgiveness. He begins by pointing out that the very first thing we tend to do […]
Classical Civilisation and traditional Christian Theology, recognised four cardinal virtues- prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance. The word ‘cardinal’ derives from the Latin word ‘cardo’, meaning hinge. The four cardinal virtues are called so because they are seen as necessary to the existence of all other virtues, for example- we cannot be loyal without fortitude; we […]
This proverb is an adaptation of a line from the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament of the Bible. That text reads “Give not that which is holy unto dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine…” (Matthew 7:6, KJV). In its original context, most people believe that it means that the gospel, the […]
In past centuries, everything was done by hand, so in order to get anything done, people needed to work. The Industrial Revolution meant that the labour of people wasn’t required to the same degree. The more sophisticated machinery and industries became, the more ‘free time’ people had. And that is what ‘leisure time’ meant in […]
Spanish novelist Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616) is credited with saying that ‘a proverb is a short sentence based on long experience’. Proverbs are often centuries old, providing us with global wisdom’s that have remained relevant throughout time. This proverb dates back as far as 1640, as seen in E. Roger’s ‘Letter in Winthrop’- “A good […]
Classical Civilisation and traditional Christian Theology, recognised four cardinal virtues- prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance. The word ‘cardinal’ derives from the Latin word ‘cardo’, meaning hinge. The four cardinal virtues are called so because they are seen as necessary to the existence of all other virtues, for example- we cannot be loyal without fortitude; we […]
“Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your […]
“Be not forgetful of prayer. Every time you pray, if your prayer is sincere, there will be new feeling and new meaning in it, which will give you fresh courage, and you will understand that prayer is an education. Fyodor Dostoevsky, 1879, The Brothers Karamazov If prayer is a conversation between a believer and their […]
Versions of this proverb appear as far back as the 15th century. In 1449, John Lydgate wrote “He… holdeth with hounde and hare” in his collection ‘Minor Poems’. In 1546, John Heywood wrote “There is no mo [more] suche tytifils [scoundrels] in Englands grounde, To holde with the hare, and run with the hounde.” This […]
“Creativity is not simply a property of exceptional people but an exceptional property of all people.” Ron Carter, 2015, Language and Creativity: The Art of Common Talk The term ‘creative’ often seems like it is reserved for the ‘other’. Most people can’t invent a new form of technology, or build a wondrous story from the […]
Аренда яхты в Дубае: роскошный способ открыть Арабские Эмираты с новой стороны
Аренда яхты в Дубае — это не просто услуга, а возможность прикоснуться к миру роскоши, эксклюзива и непередаваемой красоты, которую дарит Персидский залив. Прогулка на яхте по этим живописным водам даёт шанс увидеть мегаполис будущего с другого ракурса: сверкающие небоскрёбы, искусственные острова, футуристические линии набережной и панорамные виды, от которых захватывает дух. Этот опыт не […]