Quote of the Day for 2016-08-07

"That same Man that renneth awaie, Maie again fight, an other daie."

— Demosthenes (384–322 BCE) Quoted by Plutarch in Moralia (cira 100 CE), which was translated into Latin by Erasmus in Apophthegmatum (1539), which in turn was partially translated into English by Nicholas Udall in Apophthegmes (1542)

"The Tale of Sir Robin" title card from Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

Quote of the Day for 2015-11-18

"The Nonconformist Conscience makes cowards of us all."

— Sir Max Beerbohm (1872-1956) "A Note on George the Fourth," The Yellow Book, October 1894

Graffiti piece by Banksy, on the rear wall of Kaze Shabu Shabu restaurant (corner of Harrison Ave. and Essex St.) in Boston's Chinatown (May 14, 2010). Nonconformist Conscience definition.