Though in Shakespeare, Cordelia dies before her father King Lear, in the original British legend she outlives him and becomes Britain's ruler. Cordelia is a warrior queen, leading armies. Sadly, she is overthrown by her two nephews, who resent being ruled by a woman.
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General concerns for a Monday…
“There are moments, Jeeves, when one asks oneself, 'Do trousers matter?’”
“The mood will pass, sir.”
P.G. Wodehouse, The Code of the Woosters
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#Art 🎨 by Edgar Torné, DeviantArt
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“I understand that you belittle all sentiments of generosity and kindness, but I do not, and I can convince your most doughty warrior that these characteristics are not incompatible with an ability to fight.”
Edgar Rice Burroughs, A Princess of Mars
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Art 🎨 by Frank Frazetta
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“If you want to make a stand, help others make a stand, and if you want to reach your goal, help others reach their goal. Consider yourself and treat others accordingly: this is the method of Humanity.”
The Analects, Confucius
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“Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake up in the day to find it was vanity, but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dreams with open eyes, to make it possible.”
T.E. Lawrence, Seven Pillars of Wisdom
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“The wise man thinks about his troubles only when there is some purpose in doing so; at other times he thinks about other things, or, if it is night, about nothing at all.”
The Conquest of Happiness, Bertrand Russell
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📸 Greg Rakozy, UnSplash
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“All you need are these: certainty of judgement in the present moment: action for the common good in the present moment; and an attitude of gratitude in the present moment for anything that comes your way.”
Marcus Aurelius, Mediations
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“Neither of the two people in the room paid any attention to the way I came in, although only one of them was dead.”
The Big Sleep, Raymond Chandler
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Humphrey Bogart as Philip Marlowe in Howard Hawks 1946 film noir 🎞️📽️
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Bevan Thomas
A Paladin’s Venture