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Episode 42 - The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam - Part 1

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December 10, 2017

Selections from the 5th edition of Edward FitzGerald's classic translation of the rubais, or quatrains, of the Persian mathematician, astronomer, and poet, Omar Khayyam.

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Episode 75 - Cultivating Peace

July 29, 2018

A handful of maxims whose practice can bring quietude and tranquillity to life.

Episode 78 - The Art of Worldly Wisdom - Part 2

August 19, 2018

More aphorisms and commentary from Balthasar Gracián, the 17th century Spanish Jesuit philosopher, offering counsel on surviving and thriving in the life of the court and society in general.

Episode 68 - A Fable by Mark Twain

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The great American storyteller, author of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, offers this brief, moralistic animal tale featuring the cleverness of the cat, the skepticism of the ass, and the curiosity of a host of other animals of the forest.