Ambition is like choler, which is a humor that maketh men active, earnest, full of alacrity, and stirring, if it be not stopped; but if it be stopped, and cannot have its way, it becometh adust, and thereby malign and […]

shivaree Definition: (noun) A noisy mock serenade for newlyweds. Synonyms: belling, callithump Usage: The clamorous shivaree stood in stark contrast to therefined, reserved marital ceremony it followed.  

David Ricardo (1772) Ricardo was a British economist who made a fortune in the stock market before turning to the study of political economy, publishing his major work, The Principles of Political Economy and Taxation, in 1817. According to his […]

Every tale must end at last. Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875)

Word of the Day ? vainglory Definition: (noun) Boastful, unwarranted pride in one’saccomplishments or qualities. Synonyms: boastfulness Usage: I share my substance with the poor, making no display of good works, lest I let hypocrisy and vainglory, those enemies that subtly take […]

Clarence Darrow (1857) Darrow was an American lawyer and a leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union. He worked to free anarchists charged with murder in the Haymarket Riot, and his defense of Eugene V. Debs established his reputation as a union lawyer. Later […]

Buy an annuity cheap, and make your lifeinteresting to yourself and everybody else thatwatches the speculation. Charles Dickens (1812-1870)

swarthy Definition: (adjective) Having a dark complexion or color. Synonyms: dusky, swart, dark-skinned Usage: He is a noble of very lofty carriage, black hair,swarthy complexion, piercing eye, white teeth, and has a scar on his temple.