A Poets Line
No, not what passes for poetry these days. Satire, lamentation, misty longing, erotic yearning, or even fleeting exuberance, verbose and …
Tag Archives: philosophy
An Indictment Of Modern Education
I knew the day would come when I would have to include these quotes in the Omphalos Cafe record. …
Four (ok five) Quotes Around An Unseen Center
“God is in all things as being, as activity, as power.”—Meister Eckhart, c. 1300 “Eckhart, of course, was excommunicated: by …
Better Late Than Never, I Suppose
“And the second [Spenglarian pseudomorphoses] might be termed the Levantine revenge; namely, the massive diffusion of Pauline Christianity over the …
Metropolitan Musing
In the past I would have walked the streets until my legs gave out. But one of them gave out …
Yet He Is Seen By Subtle Seers
“Though he is hidden in all things, That self does not shine forth. Yet he is seen by subtle seers …
A Knight’s Tale…Revisited
I don’t get many hits. When I first launched this humble site I mistakenly thought hits mattered. They don’t. At …
How Are We To Know?
“The trick is,” Xenon was saying, “to find the right books to read.” This was a long time ago. Xenon, …
A Post Containing Every Quote Imaginable
Alright everybody, settle down. Take your seats. Stow the mobile devices—Janey and Bobby-Joe can wait an hour for your latest …
The Last Art Gallery (Part II)
“I stepped onto the stone with both feet and this is what I saw. Again the glowing puff of cloud …
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