![]() Make it not any longer a matter of dispute or discourse, what are the signs and proprieties of a good man, but really and actually to be such. – Marcus Aurelius, Translated by Gregory Haysĭon’t any more discuss at large what the good man is like, but be good. To stop talking about what the good man is like, and just be one. – Marcus Aurelius, Translated by Francis Hutcheson and James Moor Spend your time no longer, in discoursing on what are the qualities of the good-man but in actually being such. Here are some of the other translations of the same passage from Book 10, section 16: ![]() Be one.” is only one iteration of the quote. ![]() This means that “Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. There are a number of different translations of the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius. What defines our character is what we do.īefore we get too deep into analyzing this quote, let’s take a quick look at the wide variety of ways the original Koine Greek words of Marcus Aurelius have been translated. While we might see ourselves a certain way, it isn’t what we think or say that defines our character. ![]() This famous quote by Marcus Aurelius gets right to the point of what it means to live a good life. ![]() You Can Work to Be a Good Person, Right Now “Waste No More Time Arguing What a Good Man Should Be. ![]()
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![]() But when she decides to save her mother’s victim, she ends up sold in his place-because Nita herself isn’t exactly “human.” She has the ability to alter her biology, a talent that is priceless on the black market. ![]() Nita just dissects the bodies after they’ve been “acquired.” Until her mom brings home a live specimen and Nita decides she wants out dissecting a scared teenage boy is a step too far. Nita doesn’t murder supernatural beings and sell their body parts on the internet-her mother does that. ![]() ![]() "Twisty, grisly, genre-bending and immersive, Not Even Bones will grab you by the throat and drag you along as it gleefully tramples all of your expectations." -Sara Holland, New York Times best-selling author of Everless Dexter meets This Savage Song in this dark fantasy about a girl who sells magical body parts on the black market-until she’s betrayed. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() You only have to say the word, and I'll show you what you signed up for." His voice fell into a heated whisper, the words low and drawled. ![]() I've decided that I'm gonna make it,and you, feel so damn good you'll never look at another woman again. "Don't worry though, husband.I'm gonna treat it so good. It was good to see the other man speechless for once. Riley tried to form a reply as Jack moved his hand again. It's mine for one whole year, and I have the contract to prove it." "I saw you flirting and sharing with those girls out there, and I'm telling you now, I don't share. Riley, you know who this belongs to? This belongs to me." He gentled the touch, twisting his hand. He moved his hand on Riley's hard dick, listening to the groan in Riley's throat. He was tired of all the pussy-footing around, and the darkness of the hallway invited sin. A spark of lust flashed through his own body as he contemplated what to do next. “Unerringly locating Riley's dick in his loose dress pants, Jack grabbed it forcefully and leaned close to Riley's ear, hearing the quick indrawn breath from his husband. ![]() ![]() John’s College and was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1935, Fox (– December 24, 1986) turned instead to comic book writing. ![]() ![]() Coincidence…? You be the judge!)Īlthough he got a law school degree from St. (By the way, this is Hugh Everett, the quantum physicist who originally conceived of the multiverse concept and this is a portrait of Gardner Fox by Gil Kane. That’s a trick question because what Gardner Fox did for comics before he left the business to write novels in the late-1960s has never not paid dividends, especially his work at DC Comics - and especially his contribution to what many (well, me) consider the single most important comic book of the 1960s, The Flash #123 (June 1961) and the story “The Flash of Two Worlds.” The Flash! Hawkman! JSA! JLA! The Multiverse! And so much more! ![]() ![]() When her instructor hears her voice, he realizes that this is her true artistic gift. ![]() The ambitious young heroine, Thea Kronborg leaves her hometown to go to Chicago to fulfill her dream of becoming a well-trained pianist, a better piano teacher. PLOT: Set in the 1890s in Moonstone, a fictional town in Colorado, The Song of the Lark is the self-portrait of an artist in the making. The title comes from a painting of the same name by Jules Breton in 1884 and part of the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Thea Kronborg grows up, learning herself, her strengths and her talent, until she reaches success. Her story is told against the backdrop of the burgeoning American West in which she was born in a town along the rail line, of fast-growing Chicago near the turn of the twentieth century, and of the audience for singers of her skills in the US compared to Europe. ![]() The book tells the story of a talented artist born in a small town in Colorado who discovers and develops her singing voice. It is generally considered to be the second novel in Cather's Prairie Trilogy, following O Pioneers! (1913) and preceding My Ántonia (1918). The Song of the Lark is the third novel by American author Willa Cather, written in 1915. ![]() |