“People are never so ready to believe you as when you say things in dispraise of yourself; and you are never so much annoyed as when they take you at your word.” — W. Somerset Maugham, A Writers Notebook
Quote of the Day
“I have often gone to masquerades as myself, and in that guise no one knew I was there.” — William H. Gass, “Learning to Talk,” Commencement address for Washington University’s Class of 1979 (1979-05-18)
Illustres – René Cassin
René Cassin by C215, Illustres! : C215 autour du Panthéon.
René Cassin was a French jurist, a coauthor of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and he received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1968 for his work as the President of the European Court for Human Rights. His remains were moved to the Panthéon on October 5, 1987, his 100th birthday.
May 27, 2019
13 impasse Chartière,
5th Arrondissement,
Paris, France
Quote of the Day
“Even in someone else’s shoes, they’re your feet.” — Yahooey
Quote of the Day
“Shrapnel was invented by an Englishman of the same name. Don’t you wish you could have something named after you?” — Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., “I Love You, Madame Librarian“, In These Times (2004-08-06)
BTOY – Evelyn Nesbit
Evelyn Nesbit by BTOY for Galerie Itinerrance.
BTOY (aka Andrea Michaelsson) is a Spanish street artist who lives in Barcelona.
Evelyn Nesbit was a famous artist’s model of the early twentieth century.
December 22, 2019
3 rue Esquirol,
13th Arrondissement,
Paris, France
Quote of the Day
“The ordinary hindrances to good listening are very considerable, such as the desire to talk oneself, the proneness to interrupt.” — Arthur Helps, Brevia
