Originally published April 3, 2017 Margaret Thatcher hardly needs an introduction. She led the Conservative Party in Britain from 1975-1990, and was the first woman to ever serve as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. She served longer than any other British prime minister in the twentieth century, and has been described as one of […]
Originally published February 3, 2017 Introduction This is one of those quotations that invites debate as soon as it’s heard. Someone will immediately argue that it’s not even true. That we receive lots of rewards for our toil that have nothing to do with what we become by it. One might assert that the reward is […]
Originally published March 5, 2018 Who was Elizabeth Bibesco? Elizabeth Bibesco was born Elizabeth Charlotte Lucy Asquith, the daughter of British Prime Minister Herbert Henry Asquith and his second wife, Margot Tennant. Herbert Asquith served as Prime Minister from 1908-1916. Elizabeth was a precocious child and excelled in pursuits far beyond her years. At age […]
Originally published November 26, 2018 Literal and figurative I like this quote because it contains an obvious double meaning. It has a literal as well as a figurative meaning. The literal meaning is grasped immediately. Its message is so apparent we can move right past it. The literal message is merely an introduction to the […]
Originally published February 11, 2019 Introduction Sure, this is meant to be clever and humorous. Which it is. But it’s also a serious truth. So let’s take a look. First of all, we should understand that “common sense” does not mean widespread or ordinary as “common” often does. As several smart people have observed, the […]
Originally published June 9, 2017 Introduction This quotation probably originally referred to formal education vs. a lack of it. More specifically a reference to a college education, as there’s a focus on the cost. The idea being that even though a college education is expensive, in the long-run it’s less expensive than not having such an education. […]
Who was Nancy Astor? Nancy Witcher Langhorne was born in Danville, Virginia, USA in 1879, one of 11 children. During her early years, the family was poor and struggled to make ends meet. But by the time Nancy was in her teens, her father had become a successful and wealthy businessman. Rather than sending his […]
