Short passages for reading, drawn from history, legend, poetry and fiction.
© Simon, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC-BY-SA 2.0.
Don’t get greedy when things are going well.
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© Kallerna, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Notoriety is often mistaken for fame.
© Bibi St-Pol, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC-BY-SA 2.0.
There are no lengths to which some people won’t go.
Rajesh ramesh gaikwad. Licence: CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Brute force is no substitute for quick thinking.
© Pauline E, Geograph. Licence: CC-BY-SA 2.0.
A poem of nostalgia tinged with regret.
US National Archives and Records Administration, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain image.
In Coleridge’s epic poem, the Ancient Mariner, amid the horrors of a ship of dead men, sees a sight both beautiful and surreal.