Tag: Maxim

Government

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“People get the government they deserve.”  Joseph de Maistre de Maistre was one of the last defenders of the divine right of kings. The photo is of a painting on a glass sheet in private collecti... Read More

Fund Raising

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“It is easiest to separate people from their money at the moment when they are very excited and not thinking clearly.” The photo is of a LED replica of an early Edison lightbulb. It was hanging ov... Read More

Judge Not

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“Judge not, that ye not be judged.” From the Gospel of St Matthew Another great quote from the Pendergast novels by Preston and Child. The books make wonderful summer reading. They have little r... Read More

Curiosity

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Curiosity is a Choice. A beautiful chandelier at the St Regis Hotel in Venice had this small oddity in plain sight. Here is a picture of the entire chandelier. The hotel was a Westin many years ago an... Read More

And Pasta

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”In Italy life is a combination of magic and pasta.” Federico Fellini The photo from our excellent Regent Cruise in the Mediterranean is of the fishing fleet in Sanury Sur Mer. A very pretty Frenc... Read More

Not Free

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“The good things in life are not free.” Aloysius Pendergast Another great quote from the Pendergast novels by Preston and Child. The books make wonderful summer reading. They have little redeemi... Read More

Blessed

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“We truly are blessed to live in America.” Nikki Haley A lamp work glass chair at the Imagine Museum in St Petersburg, FL When you read this we will be traveling home from Italy. I like travel but... Read More

Going to Hell

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“One can reach the gates of hell just as easily by short steps as by large.” Aloysius Pendergast Another great quote from the Pendergast novels by Preston and Child. The books make wonderful sum... Read More

Humanity

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“The real problem of humanity is we have paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions and God like technology. It is extremely dangerous.” A great quote from E.O. Wilson the Harvard professor who d... Read More

Peace

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“If you want peace, prepare for war.” Si Vis Pacem, Para bellum  Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus Vegetius was a military writer in the late Roman Empire. The quote is apropos since we are to... Read More