Book Review: Piers Plowman by William Langland
“He’s as meek as a lamb and the words he utters are kind. If you want to know where he lives, I’m more than willing to show you the way.”
– Piers Plowman, Passus V.
Tag: social critique
Why Are They So Devoid of Eloquence?
“The fool hath said in his heart: There is no God. They are corrupt, and are become abominable in their ways: there is none that doth good, no not one.”
– Psalms 13:1
A Lament For Lost Fragments
“Those who seek gold dig up much earth but find little.”
– Heraclitus, (Fragment B22)
Moralists Without Morals
“I would fain flee to Sarmatia and the frozen Sea when people who ape the Curii and live like Bacchanals dare talk about morals.”
– Juvenal, Satire II