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In Vino Veritas

 
 
Alexandr Blok (1880 – 1921)

 
Unknown Woman
 
 
Above the restaurants in the evenings
The sultry air is wild and still,
And the decaying breath of spring
Drives drunken shouting.
 
Above the dusty distant lanes
The boredom of summer homes,
The baker’s gold sign barely shines
And a child’s crying rings out.
 
Each night, beyond the crossing gates,
With bowler hats tipped rakishly,
The practiced wits stroll with [...]

Quotes of the Day. September 21, 2009.

Inspired by the previous passage from “Chapaev and Pustota” by Victor Pelevin
 
A flatterer is a friend who is your inferior, or pretends to be so.
 
 
Wretched, ephemeral race, children of chance and tribulation, why do you force me to tell you the very thing which it would be most profitable for you not to hear? The [...]

Friends are Forever. Dreams. My best Friend at School

Ladies and Gentlemen.  Some posts are for bilingual people only.  It is Canada after all!
Friends are Forever.
 
This is a postcard from my best friend at School given to me on October 31, 1987, when I turned 17.
 
“Дорогая Светочка!
 
Поздравляю тебя с Днём Рождения!
Желаю тебе хорошо сдавать экзамены, встретить хорошего парня, а когда день 31 октября будут [...]

About Friendship

This is comes from the book that I am currently reading “The 48 laws of Power” by Robert Greene.  The book is fascinating.
2nd law of power ” Never put too much trust in friends, learn how to use enemies.”
“To have a good enemy, choose a friend: he knows where to strike.” Diane de Poitiers, 1499-1566, [...]