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Wisdom of Dead Worlds: Ovid
We envy what is best, storm-winds blow through the sky, And Jove his thunder-bolts will aim at what stands high. – Ovid, 1st Century AD
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Wisdom of Dead Worlds: Jordanes
What just cause can be found for the encounter of so many nations, or what hatred inspired them all to take arms against each other? It is proof that the human race lives for its […]
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Wisdom of Dead Worlds: Ferdowsi
In the end a man owns only the earth in which he lies; five cubits of ground are all we inherit, linen covers us, and we lie in the grave. – The Shahnameh, Abolqasem Ferdowsi
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Wisdom of Dead Worlds: Ferdowsi
The world will not keep faith with you, nor will she show you her true face. – The Shahnameh, Abolqasem Ferdowsi
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Wisdom of Dead Worlds: Ferdowsi
The wind does not obey the dust. – The Shahnameh, Abolqasem Ferdowsi
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Wisdom of Dead Worlds: Ferdowsi
The world was his while he remained alive,He showed men how to prosper and to thrive:But all this world is like a tale we hear–Man’s evil, and their glory, disappear. – The Shahnameh, Abolqasem Ferdowsi
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Words of Dead Worlds: Testicles
They’re an essential part of the human anatomy for about half the world’s population. Testicles. In most languages, the slang terms for them comes from certain obvious sources: balls, nuts, stones, eggs, etc. “Testicles” has […]
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Words of Dead Worlds: Necklace
It’s a piece of lace that you put around your neck. OK? Not all of these have to be complicated.
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Words of Dead Worlds: Bacon
There’s bacon and there’s back bacon and there’s Canadian bacon and there’s stringy bacon. On the face of it, it can be confusing that some clearly different cuts of meat have the same name. So […]
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Words of Dead Worlds: Braggart
A braggart might seem like a cocky fellow. Even something of a dick. But you can hardly blame them. After all, the word “braggart” is descended from “breeches” aka medieval underwear. Its thought to refer […]