let chivalry not die

Though a man excels in everything,
unless he has been a lover his life is lonely,
 and he may be likened to a jewelled cup
which can contain no wine




                                 Yoshida Kenko
                                  ( 14th century Japan )














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at the crossroads

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hold your horses

Christian theology
          is a hair's breadth away
                 from nihilism




                        John Milbank










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something to ponder

“The first and only principle of sexual ethics:


 the accuser is always in the wrong.”










................Theodor Adorno -  critical theorist
























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freedom for the alien

History shows
 that it is not only senseless and cruel,
 but also difficult to state
who is a foreigner.






                      Claudio Magris


















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solid simile semantics

beautiful women without any religion
are like flowers with no scent




        H. Heine














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mysterium tremens

God is not nice
God is not an uncle
God is an earthquake










                 Abraham Joshua Heschel