George Santayana

(1863—1952), Articles and Essays

Life is not a spectacle or a feast; it is a predicament.

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George Santayana

(1863-1952), Soliloquies in England There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval. www.sky-net-eye.com

life

[life] See: [BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH], [BIG AS LIFE], [CAT HAS NINE LIVES], [CHARMED LIFE], [COME ALIVE OT COME TO LIFE], [FACTS OF LIFE], [FOR DEAR LIFE], [FOR THE LIFE […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

feast or a famine

[feast or a famine] {n. phr.} Plenty or very little; big success or bad failure. * /In this business it's either a feast or a famine./ * /He is very […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Charles Lamb

(1775-1834) Essays of Elia I have been trying all my life to like Scotchmen, and am obliged to desist from the experiment in despair. www.sky-net-eye.com

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