February 2012
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“It is the pure love which binds together the hearts of two lovers with every...”
– Many scholars identify courtly love as the “pure love” described in 1184 by Andreas Capellanus in De amore libri tres (via mediumaevum)
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“Can anything be more ridiculous than that a man has a right to kill me because...”
– Blaise Pascal (via yourperestroika)
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Dmalyov: Тактика рупоров Путина →
dmalyov:
Российские политики разучились разговаривать, а, возможно, никогда и не умели. Президентская кампания демонстрирует, что они умеют только произносить речи, да и то тогда, когда никто не может или не осмеливается им возражать. Так что в предвыборных дебатах принимают участие доверенные лица…
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Sophie Hannah, "Pessimism For Beginners"
sharingpoetry:
When you’re waiting for someone to e-mail, When you’re waiting for someone to call – Young or old, gay or straight, male or female – Don’t assume that they’re busy, that’s all.
Don’t conclude that their letter went missing Or they must be away for a while; Think instead that they’re cursing and hissing – They’ve decided you’re venal and vile,
That your eyes should be pecked by...
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Bizarre Victorian fact of the day...
vicfangirlguide:
In England in 1849 a coin was issued which was given the nickname the ‘Graceless’ or ‘Godless’ florin. This was because unlike all previous coins it did not carry the traditional inscriptions D.G (Dei Gratia - By God’s Grace) and F.D (Fidei Defensor - Defender of the Faith). A virulent cholera epidemic during that year was blamed on the Godless Florin and as a result the coin...
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“В Латинской Америке предостаточно лидеров, считающих себя спасителями Отечества,...”
– via inosmi.ru - Одиночество Путина и пробуждение российского гражданского общества (via dmalyov)
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“What is a poet? An unhappy man who hides deep anguish in his heart, but whose...”
– Søren Kierkegaard (via yourperestroika)
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“Taking power has been the worst diversion the revolution has ever taken. One...”
– Jean Baudrillard (via yourperestroika)
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