Epigrams IX

These are epigrams by Michael R. Burch Road to Recovery by Michael R. Burch It’s time to get up and at ’em and out of this rut that I’m sat in. A man may attempt to burnish pure gold, but who can think to improve on his mother?—Mahatma Gandhi, translation by Michael R. Burch A mother's heart is God's ultimate masterpiece.—St. Therese of Lisieux, translation by Michael R. Burch Fools call wisdom foolishness.—Euripides, translation by Michael R. Burch My objective is not to side with the majority, but to avoid the ranks of the insane.—Marcus Aurelius, translation by Michael R. Burch I discovered the Goddess in your body's curves and crevasses.—attributed to Sappho, translation by Michael R. Burch Warmthless beauty attracts but does not engage us; it floats like hookless bait.—Capito, translation by Michael R. Burch Experience is the best teacher but a hard taskmaster.—Michael R. Burch Time will tell, as it always does in the end.—Michael R. Burch Time flies, until it's flown.—Michael R. Burch How can the Bible be "infallible" when from beginning to end it commands and condones but never once condemns the satanic institution of slavery?—Michael R. Burch Atheists give God the "benefit of the doubt."—Michael R. Burch The enemy is not without, but within our gates; it is with our own complacence, our own folly, our own cutthroats and criminals that we must contend. — Cicero, translation by Michael R. Burch Keywords/Tags: epigrams, road, recovery, rut, Sappho, goddess, beauty, wisdom, mother, god, teacher, time, bible