“I have known exile and a wild passion Of longing changing to a cold ache. King, beggar and fool , I have been all by turns, Knowing the body's sweetness, the mind 's treason ; Taliesin still, I show you a new world , risen, Stubborn with beauty , out of the heart 's need .” WorldNeedsMindHeartHas BeensStillsShowsBodyTurnsPassionKnownKnowingFoolColdKingsLongingNew WorldStubbornSweetnessAcheExileBeggarRisenTreasonWild Passion Author:R. S. Thomas
“Virtue is shut out from no one; she is open to all, accepts all, invites all, gentlemen, freedmen, slaves, kings, and exiles; she selects neither house nor fortune; she is satisfied with a human being without adjuncts.” HumansHouseHuman BeingsAcceptingVirtueKingsFortuneSlaveSatisfiedGentlemanInvitesExile Author:Seneca the Younger
“Reformist kings can save their dynasties now by helping their countries move smoothly into democracy, or they will end their years in exile like the Russian aristocrats of a century earlier.” YearsEndsCountryHelpingMovingDemocracyCenturyKingsExileDynasty Author:Elliott Abrams