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Aesop's Fables: The Image-Seller
by Aesop The Man and the SatyrThe Eagle and the ArrowThe Image-Seller A certain man made a wooden Image of Mercury, and exposed it for sale in the market. As no one offered to buy it,…Aesop's Fables: The Hound and the Hare
by Aesop The ProphetThe Lion, the Mouse, and the FoxThe Hound and the Hare A young Hound started a Hare, and, when he caught her up, would at one moment snap at her with his teeth as…Aesop's Fables: The Belly and the Members
by Aesop The Ass, the Cock, and the LionThe Bald Man and the FlyThe Belly and the Members The Members of the Body once rebelled against the Belly. "You," they said to the Belly, "live in…Aesop's Fables: The Mischievous Dog
by Aesop The Cat and the MiceThe Charcoal-Burner and the FullerThe Mischievous Dog There was once a Dog who used to snap at people and bite them without any provocation, and who was a…Aesop's Fables: The Monkey as King
by Aesop The Dog and the CookThe Thieves and the CockThe Monkey as King At a gathering of all the animals the Monkey danced and delighted them so much that they made him their King. The…The Devil's Dictionary: Eavesdrop
by Ambrose Bierce EATECCENTRICITYEAVESDROP -v.i.Secretly to overhear a catalogue of the crimes and vices of another or yourself. A lady with one of her ears applied To an open…The Devil's Dictionary: Ignoramus
by Ambrose Bierce IDLENESSILLUMINATIIGNORAMUS -n. A person unacquainted with certain kinds of knowledge familiar to yourself, and having certain other kinds that you know nothing about…The Gods in Council--Miverva's Visit to Ithaca--The Challenge from Telemachus to the Suitors - The Odyssey
Assembly of the People of Ith... The Gods in Council--Miverva's Visit to Ithaca--The Challenge from Telemachus to the Suitors. Tell me, O Muse, of that ingenious hero who travelled…William Shakespeare: Not marble, nor the gilded monuments
Not marble, nor the gilded monumentsNot marble, nor the gilded monuments Of princes, shall outlive this powerful rhyme; But you shall shine more bright in these contents Than unswept stone,…Walt Whitman: Are You the New Person Drawn Toward Me?
Are You the New Person Drawn Toward Me?Are you the new person drawn toward me? To begin with take warning, I am surely far different from what you suppose; Do you suppose you will find in me…Trending
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