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“Our jovial star reigned at his birth.”

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Cymbeline is a Shakespearean tragedy that intertwines themes of love, betrayal, and political intrigue. The story revolves around the king of Britain, Cymbeline, and his daughter, Imogen, as they navigate through a series of misunderstandings and conflicts. more

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William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare (1564 - April 23, 1616) was one of the greatest poets of the English Renaissance, renowned for his dramatic works. His plays spanned a variety of genres, including tragedy, comedy, and history, and have had a profound impact on literature worldwide. more

“The death of God represents not only the realization that gods have never existed, but the contention that such a belief is no longer even irrationally possible: that neither reason nor the taste and temper of the times condones it. The belief lingers on, of course, but it does so like astrology or a faith in a flat earth.”

Doe Reason Earth Courses Belief Taste Realization Flats Temper Astrology Contention

Author:William H. Gass

“Hillary Clinton and Nancy Reagan have a lot in common - they're both smarter than their husbands and both consulted the stars for guidance, Nancy with astrology and Hillary with Barbra Streisand.”

Stars Common Husband Clinton Guidance Smarter Astrology Nancy Streisand

Book:Does Anybody Have a Problem with That?: Politically Incorrect's Greatest Hits

Source: Does Anybody Have a Problem with That?: Politically Incorrect's Greatest Hits

“We would be a lot safer if the Government would take its money out of science and put it into astrology and the reading of palms. I used to think that science would save us, and science certainly tried. But we can't stand any more tremendous explosions, either for or against democracy.”

Ifs Want Government Would Be Reading Enemy Civilization Superstitions Palms Astrology Fanatics

Author:Kurt Vonnegut

“We should take astrology seriously. No, I don't mean we should believe in it. I am talking about fighting it seriously instead of humouring it as a piece of harmless fun.”

Should Believe Mean Fighting Fun Talking Pieces Astrology

Author:Richard Dawkins

“I submit that the traditional definition of psychiatry, which is still vogue, places it alongside such things as alchemy and astrology, and commits it to the category of pseudo-science.”

Stills Definitions Commit Traditional Categories Submit Astrology Psychiatry Alchemy Vogue Pseudo

Author:Thomas Szasz

“Scientific truth is too beautiful to be sacrificed for the sake of light entertainment or money. Astrology is an aesthetic affront. It cheapens astronomy, like using Beethoven for commercial jingles.”

Light Beautiful Truth Is Sake Entertainment Astronomy Aesthetic Astrology Scientific Truth Affront Jingles

Author:Richard Dawkins

“Give us a man, young or old, high or low, on whom we know we can thoroughly depend, who will stand firm when others fail; the friend faithful and true, the adviser honest and fearless, the adversary just and chivalrous,-in such a one there is a fragment of the Rock of Ages.”

Knows Men Giving Age Young Friendship Failing Rocks Honest Depends Integrity Lows Fearless Firm Faithful Fragments Adversaries Adviser Stand Firm

Book:Lectures on the History of the Jewish Church: Vol. 1

Source: Lectures on the History of the Jewish Church: Vol. 1

“Friendship is the only thing in the world concerning the usefulness of which all mankind are agreed.”

World Friendship Mankind Usefulness

Book:Thoughts of Cicero: On the Following Subjects, Viz. I. Religion. II. Man. III. Conscience. IV. The Passions. V. Wisdom. VI. Probity. VII. Eloquence. VIII. Friendship. IX. Old Age. X. Death. XI. Scipio's Dream. XII. Miscellaneous Thoughts

Source: Thoughts of Cicero: On the Following Subjects, Viz. I. Religion. II. Man. III. Conscience. IV. The Passions. V. Wisdom. VI. Probity. VII. Eloquence. VIII. Friendship. IX. Old Age. X. Death. XI. Scipio's Dream. XII. Miscellaneous Thoughts

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