Originating in ancient China (5th century BCE), the Analects are a collection of sayings and ideas attributed to the ...

In choosing Jesus we also choose the cross and there is real death, and the pain involved here cannot be softened or ...

I am the husband of a gardener. My wife trained as a master gardener many years ago and she can turn a patch of earth into masterpiece.

We need to ask ourselves: does my communication generate hope? If it doesn't, what do I have to do to change it?

Freedom of expression is one of the pillars of British civilisation. It is the noble idea that lay at the heart of the Magna Carta and inspired the defeat of Nazi tyranny ...

Some movies are quotable. Pulp Fiction is a movie that can be almost infinitely quoted. “Every scene, every line, every ...

On the back page of The Mystery Feast (Though on Storytelling), we found the following words written by the author. "In every moment, we are part of the infinite stories that the universe is telling ...

Did you ever chase the end of a rainbow as a child, hoping to find a pot of gold, or marvel at its colors after ... Read more ...

Cicero, the Roman statesman and philosopher, was one of the earliest thinkers to articulate a theory of just war.

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