Wiser than the animals …

Sometimes you may see a strange look in the eyes of an animal, as if it would say: 'That man thinks he is wise, but he is only a fool.'

Man’s-laughter

Gentlemen of the free-and-easy sort express the wide range of their capacity for adventure by observing that they are good for anything from pitch-and-toss to manslaughter ...

Weird medieval fantasy foresees oxygen tanks, extreme mountaineering, space travel.

Philosophers' nostrils!

“Wine maketh even the wise to fall away.”

Wine is by no means a drink for monks, yet, the monks in our day cannot be convinced of this …