Monday’s Piece

Between a woman’s Yes and No
There is not room for a pin to go.

(Miguel de Cervantes)

John Lentell
Rhodesia Herald
13th June, 1971

Sunday’s Piece

I speak truth, not so much as I would, but as much as I dare; and I dare a little more as I grow older.
(Michel de Montaigne, 1533 – 1592)

John Lentell
Rhodesia Herald
12th June, 1972

Beware the fury of a patient man.

(John Dryden, 1631 – 1700)

John Lentell
Rhodesia Herald
11th June, 1971

The chain of wedlock is so heavy that it takes two to carry it – sometimes three.

(Alexandre Dumas, 1802 – 1870)

John Lentell
Rhodesia Herald
10th June, 1971

Grow up as soon as you can. It pays. The only time you really live fully is from thirty to sixty.

(Hervey Allen, 1889 – 1949)

John Lentell
Rhodesia Herald
9th June, 1971