From The Ancient Sage by Alfred Tennyson "The days and hours are ever glancing by, And seem to flicker past thro’ sun and shade, Or short, or long, as Pleasure leads, or Pain; But with the Nameless is nor Day nor Hour; Tho’ we, thin minds, who creep from thought to thought, Break into ‘Thens’ …
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The Courage to Face Ingratitude XVII
"Ingratitude is some one's protest that you are no longer necessary to him; it is often the expression of rebellion at the discontinuance of favors. People are rarely ungrateful until they have exhausted their assessments. Profuse expressions of gratitude do not cancel an indebtedness any more than a promissory note settles an account. It is …
Nobody Puts Baby in a Corner
You might remember the line "Nobody puts Baby in a corner" delivered by Johnny Castle (played by Patrick Swayze) at the climax of the romantic 1987 film, Dirty Dancing. The movie told the story of a teenage girl's (Frances "Baby" Houseman played by Jennifer Grey) rebellion against her father as she pursued her dance instructor, …
Gregory Hake 