11 January 2011

on topic

The trouble with her is that she lacks the power of conversation,

but not the power of speech.

George Bernard Shaw 

Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can't,

and the other half who have nothing to say and keep on saying it.

Robert Frost

For I have neither wit,

nor words,

nor worth,

action nor utterance,

nor the power of speech,

to stir men's blood.

I only speak right on.

I tell you that which you yourselves do know.

William Shakespeare

photographs from LIFE by Joe Scherschel

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5 comments:

NellJanuary 11, 2011 at 7:54 AM
These quotes reminded me to let you know that I heard your wonderful Francis Bacon header quotation repeated on NPR's All Things Considered yesterday in reference to Bach...I adore that quote. Here's link to the feature---mention is at very beginning of audio: http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=132804184&m=132812674
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pve designJanuary 11, 2011 at 8:12 AM
speechless.
pve
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quintessenceJanuary 11, 2011 at 10:28 AM
Beautiful! The very fitting Robert Frost quote is one of my all time favorites.
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W.E.January 12, 2011 at 8:22 PM
Wonderful quotes and a most inspiring blog! Thank you for adding another distraction to my day.
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AnonymousJune 4, 2011 at 2:51 AM
You are absolutely wonderful!

an illuminating blog!

thank you!
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My book HOW THEY DECORATED, for Rizzoli, was published in April of 2017. I have been an interior designer for over 30 years & have an abiding passion for the original, & history. Little Augury was born on New Year's Eve 2008. It began as a way of continuing a conversation with a beloved mentor & the promise to keep just a bit of his wit & wisdom alive by sharing it whenever possible. Little Augury focuses on interior design, art, literature, fashion & social history with an eye, always looking back to the past, in hope of understanding what is authentic & what will endure & what connects us to our environment. Always listening for the footstep on the old stair-the sound of lives that walked that way.