Peter K. Levy
Quote of the Day for 2016-07-19
"A wise man does not desire the abundance but rather the sufficiency of things, for former often being harmful, the latter always beneficial."
— Petrarch (1304-1374) De Remediis Utriusque Fortunae, dialogue 43 (circa 1373)
Image: ["With their bodies glowing bright"] A panel from the Mansfield Place Church in Edinburgh, Scotland, depicting The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins by Phoebe Traquair (1895)
This North Eastern Life: Quote of the Day for 2016-07-19
Quote of the Day for 2016-07-19
"A wise man does not desire the abundance but rather the sufficiency of things, for former often being harmful, the latter always beneficial."
— Petrarch (1304-1374) De Remediis Utriusque Fortunae, dialogue 43 (circa 1373)
Image: ["With their bodies glowing bright"] A panel from the Mansfield Place Church in Edinburgh, Scotland, depicting The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins by Phoebe Traquair (1895)
This North Eastern Life: Quote of the Day for 2016-07-19