Blenheim Palace Library, Oxfordshire, England
Home of the Dukes of Marlborough and
Birthplace of Winston Churchill
"The unexamined life is not worth living."
- Socrates, as described in Plato's Apology
"With purity and with holiness I will pass my life and practice my Art."
- original Hippocratic Oath
"So, against all odds, he fought to make entertainment and amusement respectable. That he succeeded is evident with every circus, concert, legitimate play, motion picture, and television program that we, his heirs, freely and guiltlessly attend."
- The Fabulous Showman, Irving Wallace
"Taking a sip, the count reviewed the menu in reverse order as was his habit, having learned from experience that giving consideration to appetizers before entrées can only lead to regrets."
- A Gentleman in Moscow, Amor Towles
"It is commonly said that the English know how to celebrate Advent best. But with all due respect, to witness the essence of winter cheer one must venture farther north than London. One must venture above the fiftieth parallel to where the course of the sun is its most elliptical and the force of the wind its most unforgiving. Dark, cold, and snowbound, Russia has the sort of climate in which the spirit of Christmas burns brightest."
- A Gentleman in Moscow, Amor Towles
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