Swainston Middle Quotes & Sayings

Every truth passes through three stages before it is recognized. In the first it is ridiculed, in the second it is opposed, in the third it is regarded as self evident. — Arthur Schopenhauer

There were a great many other such tableaux. As Martial had predicted, bears featured prominently in most of them. A temple thief was made to reenact the role of the robber Laureolus, made famous by the ancient plays of Ennius and Naevius; he was nailed to a cross and then subjected to the attack of the bears. A freedman who had killed his former master was made to put on a Greek chlamys and go walking though a stage forest populated by cavorting satyrs and nymphs, like Orpheus lost in the woods; when one of the satyrs played a shrill tune on his pipes, the trees dispersed and the man was subject to an attack by bears. An arsonist was made to strap on wings in imitation of Daedalus, ascend a high platform, and then leap off; the wings actually carried him aloft for a short distance, a remarkable sight, until he plunged into an enclosure full of bears and was torn to pieces. — Steven Saylor

Liked" was the kiss of death. "Loved" or "hated" interested him. At least the performer had aroused emotion. — Joan Rivers

It's sad that my daughter will get attention because of her daddy. I'm already watching her run around the house and pick up microphones. It's scary. — Bow Wow

You are at liberty to develop yourself when you are self employed — Sunday Adelaja