Aesop's FablesBy Aesop Translated by George Fyler Townsend The Wolf and the Lamb Wolf, meeting with a Lamb astray from the fold, resolved not to lay violent hands on him, but to find some plea to justify to the Lamb the Wolf's right to eat him. He thus addressed him: "Sirrah, last year you...
The MeditationsBy Marcus Aurelius Written 167 A.C.E.Translated by George Long Book One From my grandfather Verus I learned good morals and the government of my temper. From the reputation and remembrance of my father, modesty and a manly character. From my mother, piety and beneficence, and...
Atheism is generating quite a lot of attention these days. Prominent atheists are getting the word out about their views in increasing numbers and generating lots of public debate on the proper place of religion in governments and societies in the modern world. And now more than ever, atheists...
From ‘Doogie,’ Neil Patrick Harris is become a daddy.The star from TV show “How I Met Your Mother” confirmed on Saturday through Twitter that he and his partner, David Burtka, were expecting not one, but two babies."So, get this: David and I are expecting twins this fall,"...
When corruption, oppression and evil become too much to bear, you hear the cry of revolution. Those who lead the fight for a new system of government are brave and bold, by their nature those for whom action is better than waiting for things to change. Sometimes they have been successful but often...
TimaeusBy Plato Written 360 B.C.E Translated by Benjamin Jowett Persons of the Dialogue-SOCRATES- CRITIAS- TIMAEUS- HERMOCRATES Socrates. One, two, three; but where, my dear Timaeus, is the fourth of those who were yesterday my guests and are to be my entertainers to-day? Timaeus. He...
January Jones will be playing a mutant in “X-Men: First Class,” Deadline reported on Wednesday.Reports say Jones will be stepping into the role of Emma Frost. In the comic series, Frost is a foe of the X-Men who eventually joined the team of uncanny mutants. The telepathic Frost, always dressed...
nbsp;Patricia Arquette has filed for divorce from fellow actor Thomas Jane in Los Angeles, court records showed.The Emmy Award-winning actress cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for the breakup in a divorce petition filed on Friday.This is the second time the actress from “Medium”...
