Legend has it that Franz Kafka encountered a little girl in the park where he walked every day. The girl was crying. She had lost her doll and was inconsolable. Kafka offered to help her find the doll, so they agreed to meet at the same spot the next day. Since he didn’t find the … Read more
“Infatuation is more suited to the stage than to a human’s life. When it comes to the stage, love is always the subject of comedy, and only occasionally tragedy; in life, however, passionate love brings many troubles – sometimes as a seductress, sometimes as a shrew. You will notice that among all the great and … Read more
Plutarch, a Greek philosopher and biographer, was born around 46 in Chaeronea in Boeotia, at a time when Greek culture was in decline. Due to his great erudition and noble character, he gained much respect not only in Greece but also in Rome. For many years, he served as a priest in the most famous … Read more
