I tell people: "I study ancient history and dead languages."

Sometimes, they ask, "Like Latin? Like the Roman Empire?"

I love to smirk, wave a hand dismissively, and say, "Too new."

Be generous as long as you live ( Read more... )

I'm staying in, studying Ancient Egyptian and refreshing this page ( Read more... )

I am the woman who lights the darkness ( Read more... )

One good thing stands for goodness,
A little something stands for much.

The Instruction of Ptahhotep, Papyrus Prisse, ca. 2200 BCE

If you are a man who leads
Listen calmly to the speech of one who pleads
Don't stop him from purging his body of what he planned to tell
A man in distress wants to pour out his heart more than that his case be won
[...] Not all one pleads for can be granted
But a good hearing soothes the heart.The Instruction of Ptahhotep, Papyrus Prisse, 2200BCE ( Read more... )

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