Short passages for reading, drawn from history, legend, poetry and fiction.
By Hendrik Martenszoon Sorgh (?1610-1670), via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.
William Dewy runs into a menacing bull, but his soothing music doesn’t seem to be soothing enough.
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By Roland Vivian Pitchforth (1895-1982), via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.
Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle explains what it is that defines a tyranny.
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Eusebius remembers the banner that Emperor Constantine carried into battle on the day he won his crown.
By Henry Bellagnome, Wikimedia COmmons. CC BY-SA 2.0 generic.
Henry van Dyke wrote this for the sundial at Katrina Trask’s community retreat at Yaddo, New York.
By Johannes Moreelse (?1602-1634), Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.
Plutarch argues that it when it comes to strong speech, less is always more.
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Solomon recommends taking lessons from one of God’s smallest but most hard-working creatures.