Category: Literature

The Editorial Lash

Thomas Jefferson writhed under the criticisms of the Continental Congress as it reviewed his draft of the Declaration of Independence. Seeing this, Benjamin Franklin took him aside. “I have made it a rule,” he said, “whenever in my…

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The Gentle Cynic

Maxims of Rochefoucauld: “Before we passionately wish for anything, we should examine into the happiness of its possessor.” “Were we perfectly acquainted with any object, we should never passionately desire it.” “It is easier to appear worthy of…

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