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WIST Quotations Has Moved!Jul 31, 2025

Come live with me, and be my love,
And we will all the pleasures prove,
That valleys, groves, hills and fields,
Woods, or steepy mountain yields.

And we will sit upon the rocks,
Seeing the shepherds feed their flocks
By shallow rivers, to whose falls
Melodious birds sing madrigals.

Christopher "Kit" Marlowe (1564-1593) English dramatist and poet
“The Passionate Shepherd to His Love,” st. 1-2 (1599 pub.)

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/marlowe-christopher/…

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Francisco Litardo Feb 12, 2025

I captured this Wodaabe Fulani Gerewol (wooing dance) ritual when I traveled to Niger's Sahal region for a media gathering assignment in 2001. This photo has been edited/stylized a bit. I'm going through my files to find the original capture and other images of this amazing assignment and experience. #wodaabe #fulani #gerewol #ritualdance #wooing #culture #niger #sahal #nomadicpeople #photography

WIST Quotations moves again!Mar 4, 2024

A quotation from Shakespeare, William:

«
BEATRICE: I had rather hear my dog bark at a crow than a man swear he loves me.
»

Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/shakespeare-william/67592/

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Much Ado About Nothing, Act 1, sc. 1, l. 129ff (1.1.120-130) (1598) - Shakespeare, William | WIST Quotations

BEATRICE: I had rather hear my dog bark at a crow than a man swear he loves me.

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WIST Quotations moves again!Dec 29, 2023

A quotation from Martial:

«
I flee you, Dindymus, when chased; I chase you when you flee.
It’s not your wanting me I want; it’s your not wanting me.

[Insequeris, fugio; fugis, insequor; haec mihi mens est:
Velle tuum nolo, Dindyme, nolle volo.]
»

Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/martial/65894/

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Epigrams [Epigrammata], Book 5, epigram 83 (5.83) (AD 90) [tr. McLean (2014)] - Martial | WIST Quotations

I flee you, Dindymus, when chased; I chase you when you flee. It’s not your wanting me I want; it’s your not wanting me. [Insequeris, fugio; fugis, insequor; haec mihi mens est: Velle tuum nolo, Dindyme, nolle volo.] "To Dindymus." (Source (Latin)). Alternate translations: I fly, you follow; fly…

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Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Oct 11, 2023

#Conservatives #target #Ohio to end their #losingstreak on #abortion #votes

#Abortion #opponents have #lost every #statereferendum since #Roe was overturned. In #Ohio, they’re #wooing #students, #Black #communities and #AbortionRights #advocates to turn their fortunes around

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Misogyny #Racism #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/11/conservatives-ohio-abortion-referendums-00120837

Conservatives target Ohio to end their losing streak on abortion votes

Abortion opponents have lost every state referendum since Roe was overturned. In Ohio, they’re wooing students, Black communities and even abortion rights advocates to turn their fortunes around.

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