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Tao Te Ching: Chapter 14
Daodejing (Tao Te Ching) by Laozi, trans. James Legge Chapter 13 Chapter 15 Chapter 14 1 We look at it, and we do not see it, and we name it 'the Equable.' We listen to it, and we do not…Marbury v. Madison
The decision in this Supreme Court Case established the right of the courts to determine the constitutionality of the actions of the other two branches of government. Outgoing…McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) Opinion
This Supreme Court Case addressed the issue of Federal power and commerce. In the landmark Supreme Court case McCulloch v. Maryland, Chief Justice John Marshall handed down one of his most…The True George Washington: Enemies: British Generals
British GeneralsThe Braddock campaign brought acquaintance with one which did not end in friendship, however amicable the beginning. There can be little doubt that there was cameraderie with…Walt Whitman: Song of Myself, Part 24
Part 24Walt Whitman, a kosmos, of Manhattan the son, Turbulent, fleshy, sensual, eating, drinking and breeding, No sentimentalist, no stander above men and women or apart from them, No more…The physician desires to have others joined with him
The physician desires to have others joined with himSocios Sibi Jungier InstatMeditationJohn Donne THERE is more fear, therefore more cause. If the physician desire help, the burden grows…Coleridge: Christabel, Notes
The Ancient MarinerKubla KhanChristabel 25,6-7-This couplet ran as follows in the first edition: "Sir Leoline, the Baron rich, Hath a toothless mastiff bitch." In the editions of…Brewer's: Cake
A fool, a poor thing. (Cf. HALF-BAKED.) Cake To take the cake. To carry off the prize. The reference is to the prize-cake to the person who succeeded best in a given competition. In…Ecclesiastes: 1
Ecclesiastes Chapter 1 1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. 2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. 3 What…Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: The Pavior
45 47 The Pavior AN Author saw a Labourer hammering stones into the pavement of a street, and approaching him said: "My friend, you seem weary. Ambition is a hard taskmaster." "I'm working for…Trending
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