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Category Archives: Quotations & Thoughtful Thoughts
SOLD! “If”, by Kipling – My Favorite Poem Ever
I recently bought a box lot of old frames and pictures at an auction, sight unseen. Inside was this depiction of my favorite poem ever… “If” by Rudyard Kipling. My day job is as a social worker, and I’ve taught … Continue reading
Posted in Art - Classic & Vintage, Quotations & Thoughtful Thoughts
Tagged antique, art, collectible, Heritage Collectibles, If, Lewiston, literature, poem, poetry, Rudyard Kipling, vintage
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Three Passions – Bertrand Russell
The Prologue to Bertrand Russell’s Autobiography What I Have Lived For Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind. These passions, … Continue reading
Vonnegut
“Go into the arts. I’m not kidding….” Kurt Vonnegut. For those of us without the talent to make a living at the arts, he suggests doing anyway. There’s also attending, supporting, donating and volunteering at the arts. Without such engagement, … Continue reading
Change
The more things change, the more they stay the same. — Alphonse Karr (1808-1890)
Posted in Quotations & Thoughtful Thoughts
Tagged antiques, collectibles, Heritage Collectibles, kitsch, pithy, quotations, vintage
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