Rhetoric Place

Tuesday, November 29, 2005

Katherine Cumbee

I'm a little behind on commonplace posts-- for which I apologize. Here's the winner from a few weeks back, sent by Kathering Cumbee (also known as Catlin Combe).

"Light travels faster than sound, which is why some people appear bright
until you hear them speak."

Tuesday, November 01, 2005

And another...

Here's another excellent commonplace from this week. This one from my brother Michael.

One must face the fact that all the enemies talk about His love for men is not (as one would gladly believe) mere propoganda, but an appalling truth. He really does want to fill the universe with a lot of loathsome little replicas of Himself- - Screwtape

Noah Benton

Until today, I have not seen a single commonplace from Noah. But he came through with a good one.

The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. Albert Einstein