“If any of you would bring to judgement the unfaithful wife,
Let him also weight the heart of her husband in scales, and measure his soul with measurements.”
(Kahlil Gibran, 1883 – 1931)
John Lentell
September 11th, 1968
Month: April 2010
Thursday’s Piece
“Conventional Morality is the necessary crutch for the weak-kneed.”
(From the Cynic’s Dictionary)
John Lentell
September 10th, 1968
Wednesday’s Piece
“My view is that the most important thing in life is never to have too much of anything.”
(Terence, 195/185-159 BC)
John Lentell
September 9th, 1968
Tuesday’s Piece
“Religious doctrines had taken no hold on Hetty’s mind; she was one of those numerous people who have had godfathers and godmothers, learned their catechisms, been confirmed and gone to church every Sunday, and yet, for any practical result of strength in life, or trust in death, have never appreciated a single Christian idea or Christian feeling.”
(George Eliot on Hetty Sorrel in the novel Adam Bede)
John Lentell
September 8th, 1968
Monday’s Piece
“But I, when I undress me
Each night, upon my knees
Will ask the Lord to bless me
With apple pie and cheese.”
(Eugene Field, 1850 – 1895)
John Lentell
September 7th, 1968
Sunday’s Piece
“Pride starts out on high speed and gets towed home.”
(From the Cynic’s Dictionary)
John Lentell
September 6th, 1968
Saturday’s Piece
“PLATONIC FRIENDSHIP – Entertaining Cupid unawares.”
(From the Cynic’s Dictionary)
John Lentell
September 5th, 1968
Friday’s Piece
“WILD OATS – The extravagance of youth; the beast of old age.”
(From the Cynic’s Dictionary)
John Lentell
September 4th, 1968
Thursday’s Piece
“He that will have his farm full,
Must keep an old cock and a young bull.”
(William Ellis, 1700 – 1758)
John Lentell
September 3rd, 1968
Wednesday’s Piece
“Yen mentioned your name as if I should recognise it, but beyond the obvious facts that you are a bachelor, a solicitor, a Freemason and an asthmatic, I know nothing whatever about you.”
(Arthur Conan Doyle, 1859 – 1930)
John Lentell
September 2nd, 1968
Tuesday’s Piece
“The words used most in religion are those whose genuine meaning is almost completely lost and whose impact on the human mind is almost negligible. Such words must be reborn, or thrown away if this is not possible.”
(Paul Tillich, 1886 – 1965)
John Lentell
September 1st, 1968
Monday’s Piece
“I wish I loved the Human Race;
I wish I loved its silly face;
I wish I liked the way it walks;
I wish I liked the way it talks;
And when I’m introduced to one
I wish I thought What Jolly Fun!”
(Sir Walter Raleigh, 1552 – 1618)
John Lentell
August 31st, 1968
Sunday’s Piece
“L’hypocrisie est un hommage que le vice rend à la virtue.”
(Hypocrisy is the homage vice pays to virtue)
(François de La Rochefoucauld, 1613 – 1680)
John Lentell
August 30th, 1968
Saturday’s Piece
“He said he was against it.”
(Calvin Coolidge on being asked what had been said by a clergyman who preached on sin)
John Lentell
August 29th, 1968
Friday’s Piece
“If we watch ourselves honestly, we shall often find that we have beguun to argue against a new idea even before it has been completely stated.”
(Wilfred Trotter, 1872 – 1939)
John Lentell
August 28th, 1968
Thursday’s Piece
“To the spirit that did embrace my spirit. To the heart that did pour out its secrets into my heart…..”
(Dedication of a book by Kahlil Gibran)
John Lentell
August 27th, 1968
Wednesday’s Piece
From the ‘Cynic’s Dictionary’ (not necessarily a view I share!)
“Woman’s love is measured less by what she gives
than by what she forgives.”
John Lentell
August 26th, 1968
Tuesday’s Piece
Monday’s Piece
“To wake at dawn with a winged heart…..”
(Kahlil Gibran, 1883 – 1931, “The Prophet” – writing of love)
John Lentell
August 23rd, 1968
Sunday’s Piece
“What sort of doctor is he?
Oh, well, I don’t know very much about his ability;
but he’s got a very good bedside manner!”
(Punch)
John Lentell
August 23rd, 1968
Lentell Soup 