{"id":6971,"date":"2016-11-15T09:09:31","date_gmt":"2016-11-15T17:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/?p=6971"},"modified":"2016-11-15T09:09:31","modified_gmt":"2016-11-15T17:09:31","slug":"epigrams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/","title":{"rendered":"On Epigrams: Henry S. Salt, Sidney G. Trist, Mark Twain, &#038; Oscar Wilde"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"642ve\" data-offset-key=\"be0qk-0-0\">\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"642ve\" data-offset-key=\"be0qk-0-0\">\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"642ve\" data-offset-key=\"be0qk-0-0\">\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_75 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#%E2%80%9CBrussels_sprouts_seem_to_make_people_bloodthirsty_and_those_who_live_on_lentils_and_artichokes_are_always_calling_for_the_gore_of_the_aristocracy_and_for_the_severed_heads_of_kings_Your_vegetarianism_has_given_you_a_wise_apathy_%E2%80%94_so_at_least_you_told_me_once_%E2%80%94_but_in_the_political_sphere_a_diet_of_green_beans_seems_dangerous%E2%80%9D_%E2%80%93_Oscar_Wilde\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\"  >&#8220;Brussels sprouts seem to make people bloodthirsty, and those who live on lentils and artichokes are always calling for the gore of the aristocracy and for the severed heads of kings. Your vegetarianism has given you a wise apathy &#8212; so at least you told me once &#8212; but in the political sphere a diet of green beans seems dangerous.&#8221; &#8211; Oscar Wilde<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\"  >&#8230;&#8230;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#Epigram\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\"  >Epigram<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#noun\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\"  >noun<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#1_any_witty_ingenious_or_pointed_saying_tersely_expressed\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\"  >1. any witty, ingenious, or pointed saying tersely expressed.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#2_a_short_often_satirical_poem_dealing_concisely_with_a_single_subject_and_usually_ending_with_a_witty_or_ingenious_turn_of_thought\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\"  >2. a short, often satirical poem dealing concisely with a single subject and usually ending with a witty or ingenious turn of thought.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6-2\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\"  >&#8230;&#8230;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#Social_media_has_given_the_epigram_a_new_life_When_added_to_a_striking_image_they_can_be_powerful_tools_for_promoting_animal_rights_plant-eating\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\"  >Social media has given the epigram a new life. When added to a striking image, they can be powerful tools for promoting animal rights &amp; plant-eating.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#Apps_such_as_Epigram_Beta_claim_to_bring_%E2%80%93_group_conversations_to_life_with_memes\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\"  >Apps such as Epigram Beta claim to bring &#8211; ~ group conversations to life with memes. ~<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#Inspirational_Quote_Meme_Generators_help_you_to_create_them_for_free_%E2%80%93_some_go_viral_and_are_shared_by_millions\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\"  >Inspirational Quote Meme Generators help you to create them for free &#8211; some go viral and are shared by millions.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6-3\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\"  >&#8230;&#8230;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#Drifting_back_%E2%80%93\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\"  >Drifting back &#8211;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#Several_authors_are_noted_for_their_epigrams_including_Mark_Twain_and_Oscar_Wilde\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\"  >Several authors are noted for their epigrams, including Mark Twain and Oscar Wilde.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#One_of_Oscar_Wildes_epigrams_is_%E2%80%9CI_can_resist_everything_except_temptation%E2%80%9D_%E2%80%93_another_%E2%80%93_%E2%80%9CWe_are_all_of_us_in_the_gutter_But_some_of_us_are_looking_at_the_stars%E2%80%9D\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\"  >One of Oscar Wilde&#8217;s epigrams is \u201cI can resist everything except temptation.\u201d &#8211; another &#8211; &#8220;We are all of us in the gutter. But some of us are looking at the stars.&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#They_keep_reappearing\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\"  >They keep reappearing!<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#i\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\"  >.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#Now_look_at_the_people\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\"  >Now look at the people<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#In_the_streets_in_the_bars\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\"  >In the streets, in the bars<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#We_are_all_of_us_in_the_gutter\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\"  >We are all of us in the gutter<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#But_some_of_us_are_looking_at_the_stars\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\"  >But some of us are looking at the stars<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#Look_round_the_room_Life_is_unkind\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\"  >Look round the room Life is unkind<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#We_fall_but_we_keep_gettin_up\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\"  >We fall but we keep gettin&#8217; up<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#Over_and_over_and_over_and_over_and_over_and_over\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\"  >Over and over and over and over and over and over<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6-4\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\"  >&#8230;&#8230;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#Martial\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\"  >Martial<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#An_Epigram_meant_literally_an_inscription_and_some_thing_of_the_original_significance_of_the_term_is_discernible_in_Martials_best_work_whether_it_be_epitaph_epithalamium_or_in_the_modern_sense_epigram_it_produces_on_the_mind_the_effect_that_a_flawless_inscription_produces_on_the_eye%E2%80%94clear-cut_appropriate_and_concise_Of_all_later_writers_who_have_excelled_in_the_production_of_witty_pointed_and_sententious_verse_there_is_not_one_who_consciously_has_not_been_indebted_to_Martial_as_his_father_and_forerunner_in_the_art_%E2%80%93_Henry_S_Salt\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-26\"  >An Epigram meant, literally, an inscription; and some thing of the original significance of the term is discernible in Martial\u2019s best work; whether it be epitaph, epithalamium or in the modern sense epigram, it produces on the mind the effect that a flawless inscription produces on the eye\u2014clear-cut, appropriate, and concise. Of all later writers who have excelled in the production of witty, pointed and sententious verse there is not one who consciously, has not been indebted to Martial as his father and forerunner in the art. &#8211; Henry S. Salt<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6-5\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-27\"  >&#8230;&#8230;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#From_a_1911_publication_of_the_London_and_Provincial_Anti-Vivisection_Society_LPAVS_in_our_Ernest_Bell_Library_Created_by_S_G_Trist_Sidney_G_Trist\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-28\"  >From a 1911 publication of the London and Provincial Anti-Vivisection Society (LPAVS) in our Ernest Bell Library. Created by S. G. Trist (Sidney G. Trist).<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-29\" href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#Some_crafty_thief_thy_strongest_box_shall_break_Or_pitiless_fire_thy_cherished_home_oerthrow_From_wasted_loans_small_profit_shalt_thou_take_Small_harvest_reap_from_seed_that_thou_didst_sow_A_mistress_false_shall_make_thy_purse_her_prey_Thy_richest_ships_shall_founder_in_the_brine_Naught_canst_thou_keep_but_what_thou_givest_away_That_only_and_beyond_all_chance_is_thine\" >Some crafty thief thy strongest box shall break \n Or pitiless fire thy cherished home o\u2019erthrow; \n From wasted loans small profit shalt thou take, \n Small harvest reap from seed that thou didst sow; \n A mistress false shall make thy purse her prey; \n Thy richest\u00a0ships shall founder in the brine; \n Naught can&#8217;st thou keep but what thou givest away: \n That only, and beyond all chance, is thine.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#Very_similar_to_%E2%80%93_%E2%80%9CNo_one_has_ever_become_poor_from_giving%E2%80%9D_%E2%80%93_in_%E2%80%93_The_Diary_of_Anne_Frank_1952_%E2%80%93_here\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-30\"  >Very similar to &#8211; \u201cNo one has ever become poor from giving.\u201d &#8211; in &#8211; The Diary of Anne Frank (1952) &#8211; here.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6-6\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-31\"  >&#8230;&#8230;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#The_Father_of_Epigram_by_Henry_S_Salt\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-32\"  >The Father of Epigram\u00a0by Henry S. Salt<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#Essay_in_full_%E2%80%93_here\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-33\"  >Essay in full &#8211; here.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#Marcus_Valerius_Martialis_as_Martial_was_a_Latin_poet_of_Spanish_origins_best_known_for_his_twelve_books_of_Epigrams_published_in_Rome_between_86_and_103_AD\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-34\"  >Marcus Valerius Martialis as Martial, was a Latin poet of Spanish origins best known for his twelve books of Epigrams, published in Rome between 86 and 103 AD<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#Image_source\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-35\"  >Image source<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6of_Latin_Epigrammatists_by_far_the_most_distinguished_was_Marcus_Valerius_Martialis_known_to_us_familiarly_as_Martial_Of_the_personal_facts_of_his_life_little_has_been_recorded_and_such_knowledge_as_we_have_is_mainly_derived_from_references_in_his_own_works_it_is_solely_on_his_merits_as_a_writer_of_short_terse_and_pungent_poems_that_his_reputation_is_founded_Born_at_Bilbilis_in_Spain_about_AD_43_he_came_to_Rome_as_a_young_man_and_stayed_there_for_fully_thirty-five_years_during_which_time_he_published_all_but_the_last_of_his_twelve_books_of_epigrams_He_returned_to_Spain_AD_100_and_died_there_about_four_years_later\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-36\"  >&#8230;&#8230;of Latin Epigrammatists by far the most distinguished was Marcus Valerius Martialis, known to us familiarly as Martial. Of the personal facts of his life little has been recorded, and such knowledge as we have is mainly derived from references in his own works; it is solely on his merits as a writer of short, terse, and pungent poems that his reputation is founded. Born at Bilbilis, in Spain, about A.D. 43, he came to Rome as a young man, and stayed there for fully thirty-five years, during which time he published all but the last of his twelve books of epigrams. He returned to Spain A.D. 100, and died there about four years later.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6-7\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-37\"  >&#8230;&#8230;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#An_alternative_translation_%E2%80%93_by_Walter_C_A_Ker_MA_%E2%80%93_from_%E2%80%93_here\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-38\"  >An alternative translation &#8211; by\u00a0Walter C. A. Ker, M.A. &#8211; from &#8211;\u00a0here.<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-6' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-6'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-6' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#Eccentric_Romans_%E2%80%93_X_would_be_10_However_L_represents_50_and_if_you_have_a_larger_number_following_a_smaller_one_you_would_subtract\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-39\"  >Eccentric Romans! &#8211; X would be 10. However, L represents 50 and if you have a larger number following a smaller one, you would subtract.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#So_XL_would_be_40_II_represents_1_each_which_equals_two_So_XLII_represents_42\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-40\"  >So, XL would be 40. II represents 1 each, which equals two. So, XLII represents 42.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#A_CUNNING_thief_will_break_your_money-box_and_carry_off_your_coin_cruel_fire_will_lay_low_your_ancestral_home_your_debtor_will_repudiate_interest_alike_and_principal_your_sterile_crop_will_not_return_you_the_seed_you_have_sown_a_false_mistress_will_despoil_your_treasurer_the_wave_will_overwhelm_your_ships_stored_with_merchandise_Beyond_Fortunes_power_is_any_gift_made_to_your_friends_only_wealth_bestowed_will_you_possess_always\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-41\"  >A CUNNING thief will break your money-box and carry off your coin, cruel fire will lay low your ancestral home ; your debtor will repudiate interest alike and principal, your sterile crop will not return you the seed you have sown; a false mistress will despoil your treasurer, the wave will overwhelm your ships stored with merchandise. Beyond Fortune&#8217;s power is any gift made to your friends; only wealth bestowed will you possess always.\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6-8\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-42\"  >&#8230;&#8230;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#Mark_Twain\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-43\"  >Mark Twain<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6to_S_G_Trist_Sidney_G_Trist_%E2%80%93_a_circa_1900_postcard\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-44\"  >&#8230;&#8230;to S. G. Trist (Sidney G. Trist) &#8211; a circa 1900 postcard.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6-9\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-45\"  >&#8230;&#8230;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#A_minute_with_Oscar_Wilde\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-46\"  >A minute with Oscar Wilde<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6his_epigrams_are_celebrated_here\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-47\"  >&#8230;&#8230;his epigrams are celebrated here.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#%E2%80%9CHowever_even_vegetarianism_in_your_hands_would_make_a_capital_article_%E2%80%94_its_connection_with_philosophy_is_very_curious%E2%80%93_dating_from_the_earliest_Greek_days_and_taken_by_the_Greeks_from_the_East_%E2%80%94_and_so_is_its_connection_with_modern_socialism_atheism_nihilism_anarchy_and_other_political_creeds_It_is_strange_that_the_most_violent_republicans_I_know_are_all_vegetarians_Brussels_sprouts_seem_to_make_people_bloodthirsty_and_those_who_live_on_lentils_and_artichokes_are_always_calling_for_the_gore_of_the_aristocracy_and_for_the_severed_heads_of_kings_Your_vegetarianism_has_given_you_a_wise_apathy_%E2%80%94_so_at_least_you_told_me_once_%E2%80%94_but_in_the_political_sphere_a_diet_of_green_beans_seems_dangerous%E2%80%9D_%E2%80%93_Oscar_Wilde_The_Complete_Letters_p_334_from_a_letter_dated_Nov_12_1887\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-48\"  >&#8220;However, even vegetarianism in your hands, would make a capital article &#8212; its connection with philosophy is very curious&#8211; dating from the earliest Greek days, and taken by the Greeks from the East &#8212; and so is its connection with modern socialism, atheism, nihilism, anarchy and other political creeds. It is strange that the most violent republicans I know are all vegetarians: Brussels sprouts seem to make people bloodthirsty, and those who live on lentils and artichokes are always calling for the gore of the aristocracy and for the severed heads of kings. Your vegetarianism has given you a wise apathy &#8212; so at least you told me once &#8212; but in the political sphere a diet of green beans seems dangerous.&#8221; &#8211; Oscar Wilde, The Complete Letters, p. 334, from a letter dated Nov. 12, 1887.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6-10\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-49\"  >&#8230;&#8230;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#Our_3_Main_Projects\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-50\"  >Our 3 Main Projects<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#The_Henry_Salt_Archive_is_one_of_our_almost_completed_projects\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-51\"  >The Henry Salt Archive is one of our, almost completed, projects.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#The_Humanitarian_League_is_our_Hong_Kong_registered_charity\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-52\"  >The Humanitarian League is our Hong Kong registered charity.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#The_Ernest_Bell_Library_was_conceived_in_1934_It_is_still_strong_very_active_eighty_years_later_%E2%80%93_its_primary_objectives_are_to_%E2%80%93\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-53\"  >The Ernest Bell Library\u00a0was conceived in 1934. It is still strong &amp; very active eighty years later \u2013\u00a0\u00a0its primary objectives are to: \u2013<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#Collect_all_of_Ernest_Bells_book_non-book_works_and_make_them_easily_accessible_to_everyone\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-54\"  >Collect all of Ernest Bell\u2019s book &amp; non-book works and make them easily accessible to everyone.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#Collect_the_literature_of_vegetarianism_and_all_the_other_humanitarian_movements_in_which_Ernest_Bell_was_so_deeply_involved\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-55\"  >Collect the literature of vegetarianism and all the other humanitarian movements in which Ernest Bell was so deeply involved.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#Assist_students_and_scholars_in_their_research\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-56\"  >Assist students and scholars in their research.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#Introduce_all_aspects_of_Ernest_Bells_life_including_his_writings_campaign_work_influences_and_his_circle_of_friends\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-57\"  >Introduce all aspects of Ernest Bell\u2019s life, including his writings, campaign work, influences and his circle of friends.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#Undertake_our_own_research_into_missing_aspects_of_Ernest_Bells_life_and_work\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-58\"  >Undertake our own research into missing aspects of Ernest Bell\u2019s life and work.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#We_already_have_more_than_300_pieces_of_Ernest_Bells_own_writings\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-59\"  >We already have more than 300 pieces of Ernest Bell\u2019s own writings.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#We_are_also_actively_building_a_collection_of_examples_of_promotional_material_campaign_material_fundraising_marketing_activities_etc_%E2%80%93_related_to_%E2%80%93\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-60\"  >We are also actively building a collection of examples of promotional material, campaign material, fundraising &amp; marketing activities etc. \u2013 related to: \u2013<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#vegetarian_products\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-61\"  >veg(etari)an products<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#vegetarian_books_other_publications\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-62\"  >veg(etari)an books &amp; other publications<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#vegetarian_organisations\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-63\"  >veg(etari)an\u00a0organisations<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#vegetarian_businesses\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-64\"  >veg(etari)an businesses<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#animal_rights_organisations\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-65\"  >animal rights organisations<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#animal_rights_publications\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-66\"  >animal rights publications<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#humanitarian_organisations\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-67\"  >humanitarian organisations<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#humanitarian_publications\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-68\"  >humanitarian publications<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#rambling_clubs_run_by_members_of_the_above_groups_related_publications\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-69\"  >rambling clubs run by members of the above groups &amp; related publications<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#the_work_of_Richard_St_Barbe_Baker_the_%E2%80%98Men_of_the_Trees_organization_its_many_sub-branches\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-70\"  >the work of Richard St. Barbe Baker &amp; the \u2018Men of the Trees\u2019 organization &amp; its many sub-branches<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#There_are_currently_more_than_2000_items_in_the_Ernest_Bell_Library\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-71\"  >There are currently more than 2,000 items in the Ernest Bell Library.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#We_will_complete_the_cataloging_of_the_collection_as_when_adequate_funds_are_available\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-72\"  >We will complete the\u00a0cataloging of the collection as &amp; when adequate funds are available.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#It_is_long_past_time_for_the_library_to_go_online\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-73\"  >It is long past time for the library to go online!<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#_%E2%80%9CI_have_little_doubt_that_the_proposal_for_the_establishment_of_an_Ernest_Bell_Library_which_would_specialize_in_humanitarian_and_progressive_literature_and_so_form_a_sort_of_center_for_students_will_meet_with_a_wide_response%E2%80%9D\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-74\"  >\u00a0\u201cI have little doubt that the proposal for the establishment of an Ernest Bell Library,\u00a0which would specialize in humanitarian and progressive literature,\u00a0and so form a sort of center for students, will meet with a wide response.\u201d\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#Henry_S_Salt_%E2%80%93_writing_in_September_1934\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-75\"  >Henry S. Salt \u2013 writing in September 1934<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6-11\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-76\"  >&#8230;&#8230;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#If_anyone_would_like_more_information_please_send_an_email_to_%E2%80%93\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-77\"  >If anyone would like more information, please send an email to:\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#humanitarianleague_at_outlook_dot_com\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-78\"  >humanitarianleague (at) outlook (dot) com\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#%E2%80%93_or_message_me_through_HappyCow_%E2%80%93\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-79\"  >\u2013 or message me \u00a0through\u00a0HappyCow\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#https_wwwhappycownetblogauthorJohnnySensible\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-80\"  >https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/author\/JohnnySensible\/<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/epigrams\/#https_wwwhappycownetmembersprofile_pbphpid9728\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-81\"  >https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/members\/profile_pb.php?id=9728<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CBrussels_sprouts_seem_to_make_people_bloodthirsty_and_those_who_live_on_lentils_and_artichokes_are_always_calling_for_the_gore_of_the_aristocracy_and_for_the_severed_heads_of_kings_Your_vegetarianism_has_given_you_a_wise_apathy_%E2%80%94_so_at_least_you_told_me_once_%E2%80%94_but_in_the_political_sphere_a_diet_of_green_beans_seems_dangerous%E2%80%9D_%E2%80%93_Oscar_Wilde\"><\/span>&#8220;Brussels sprouts seem to make people bloodthirsty, and those who live on lentils and artichokes are always calling for the gore of the aristocracy and for the severed heads of kings. Your vegetarianism has given you a wise apathy &#8212; so at least you told me once &#8212; but in the political sphere a diet of green beans seems dangerous.&#8221; &#8211; Oscar Wilde<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"_1mf _1mj\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-offset-key=\"be0qk-0-0\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6\"><\/span>&#8230;&#8230;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"_1mf _1mj\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-offset-key=\"be0qk-0-0\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Epigram\"><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"be0qk-0-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">Epigram<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<h4 class=\"_1mf _1mj\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-offset-key=\"21v7a-0-0\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"noun\"><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"21v7a-0-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">noun<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"_1mf _1mj\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-offset-key=\"1iied-0-0\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_any_witty_ingenious_or_pointed_saying_tersely_expressed\"><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"1iied-0-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">1. any witty, ingenious, or pointed saying tersely expressed.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"_1mf _1mj\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-offset-key=\"cuol8-0-0\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_a_short_often_satirical_poem_dealing_concisely_with_a_single_subject_and_usually_ending_with_a_witty_or_ingenious_turn_of_thought\"><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"cuol8-0-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">2. a short, often satirical poem dealing concisely with a single subject and usually ending with a witty or ingenious turn of thought.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"_1mf _1mj\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-offset-key=\"be0qk-0-0\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6-2\"><\/span>&#8230;&#8230;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Social_media_has_given_the_epigram_a_new_life_When_added_to_a_striking_image_they_can_be_powerful_tools_for_promoting_animal_rights_plant-eating\"><\/span>Social media has given the epigram a new life. When added to a striking image, they can be powerful tools for promoting animal rights &amp; plant-eating.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Apps such as <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.epigramapp&amp;hl=en\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow\">Epigram Beta<\/a> claim to bring &#8211; ~ group conversations to life with <em>memes<\/em>. ~<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Inspirational_Quote_Meme_Generators_help_you_to_create_them_for_free_%E2%80%93_some_go_viral_and_are_shared_by_millions\"><\/span><em>Inspirational Quote Meme Generators<\/em> help you to create them for free &#8211; some go viral and are shared by millions.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"_1mf _1mj\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-offset-key=\"be0qk-0-0\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6-3\"><\/span>&#8230;&#8230;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<h4 class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"be0qk-0-0\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Drifting_back_%E2%80%93\"><\/span>Drifting back &#8211;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Several_authors_are_noted_for_their_epigrams_including_Mark_Twain_and_Oscar_Wilde\"><\/span>Several authors are noted for their epigrams, including Mark Twain and Oscar Wilde.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"One_of_Oscar_Wildes_epigrams_is_%E2%80%9CI_can_resist_everything_except_temptation%E2%80%9D_%E2%80%93_another_%E2%80%93_%E2%80%9CWe_are_all_of_us_in_the_gutter_But_some_of_us_are_looking_at_the_stars%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>One of Oscar Wilde&#8217;s epigrams is \u201cI can resist everything except temptation.\u201d &#8211; another &#8211; &#8220;We are all of us in the gutter. But some of us are looking at the stars.&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"They_keep_reappearing\"><\/span>They keep reappearing!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"i\"><\/span><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3xecXi8SX6o\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Now_look_at_the_people\"><\/span>Now look at the people<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"In_the_streets_in_the_bars\"><\/span>In the streets, in the bars<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"We_are_all_of_us_in_the_gutter\"><\/span>We are all of us in the gutter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"But_some_of_us_are_looking_at_the_stars\"><\/span>But some of us are looking at the stars<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Look_round_the_room_Life_is_unkind\"><\/span>Look round the room Life is unkind<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"We_fall_but_we_keep_gettin_up\"><\/span>We fall but we keep gettin&#8217; up<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Over_and_over_and_over_and_over_and_over_and_over\"><\/span>Over and over and over and over and over and over<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"_1mf _1mj\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-offset-key=\"be0qk-0-0\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6-4\"><\/span>&#8230;&#8230;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Martial\"><\/span>Martial<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h4 class=\"_1mf _1mj\" style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: justify;\" data-offset-key=\"be0qk-0-0\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"An_Epigram_meant_literally_an_inscription_and_some_thing_of_the_original_significance_of_the_term_is_discernible_in_Martials_best_work_whether_it_be_epitaph_epithalamium_or_in_the_modern_sense_epigram_it_produces_on_the_mind_the_effect_that_a_flawless_inscription_produces_on_the_eye%E2%80%94clear-cut_appropriate_and_concise_Of_all_later_writers_who_have_excelled_in_the_production_of_witty_pointed_and_sententious_verse_there_is_not_one_who_consciously_has_not_been_indebted_to_Martial_as_his_father_and_forerunner_in_the_art_%E2%80%93_Henry_S_Salt\"><\/span>An Epigram meant, literally, an inscription; and some thing of the original significance of the term is discernible in Martial\u2019s best work; whether it be epitaph, epithalamium or in the modern sense epigram, it produces on the mind the effect that a flawless inscription produces on the eye\u2014clear-cut, appropriate, and concise. Of all later writers who have excelled in the production of witty, pointed and sententious verse there is not one who consciously, has not been indebted to Martial as his father and forerunner in the art. &#8211; Henry S. Salt<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"_1mf _1mj\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-offset-key=\"be0qk-0-0\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6-5\"><\/span>&#8230;&#8230;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"be0qk-0-0\">From a 1911 publication of the London and Provincial Anti-Vivisection Society (LPAVS) in our <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/our-etymological-past\/\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\"  target=\"_blank\">Ernest Bell Library<\/a><\/span>. Created by S. G. Trist (Sidney G. Trist).<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/MartialSalt.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-14160 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/MartialSalt.jpg\" alt=\"MartialSalt\" width=\"580\" height=\"748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/MartialSalt.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/MartialSalt-233x300.jpg 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Some_crafty_thief_thy_strongest_box_shall_break_Or_pitiless_fire_thy_cherished_home_oerthrow_From_wasted_loans_small_profit_shalt_thou_take_Small_harvest_reap_from_seed_that_thou_didst_sow_A_mistress_false_shall_make_thy_purse_her_prey_Thy_richest_ships_shall_founder_in_the_brine_Naught_canst_thou_keep_but_what_thou_givest_away_That_only_and_beyond_all_chance_is_thine\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Some crafty thief thy strongest box shall break<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Or pitiless fire thy cherished home o\u2019erthrow;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> From wasted loans small profit shalt thou take,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Small harvest reap from seed that thou didst sow;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> A mistress false shall make thy purse her prey;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Thy richest\u00a0ships shall founder in the brine;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Naught can&#8217;st thou keep but what thou givest away:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> That only, and beyond all chance, is thine.<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Very similar to &#8211; \u201cNo one has ever become poor from giving.\u201d &#8211; in &#8211; The Diary of Anne Frank (1952) &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amsterdam.info\/anne-frank\/\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6-6\"><\/span>&#8230;&#8230;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Father_of_Epigram_by_Henry_S_Salt\"><\/span>The Father of Epigram\u00a0by Henry S. Salt<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: right;\">Essay in full &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.henrysalt.co.uk\/bibliography\/essays\/the-father-of-epigram\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Marcus_Valerius_Martialis_as_Martial_was_a_Latin_poet_of_Spanish_origins_best_known_for_his_twelve_books_of_Epigrams_published_in_Rome_between_86_and_103_AD\"><\/span>Marcus Valerius Martialis as Martial, was a Latin poet of Spanish origins best known for his twelve books of Epigrams, published in Rome between 86 and 103 AD<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Martialis.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17903 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Martialis.jpg\" alt=\"martialis\" width=\"580\" height=\"724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Martialis.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Martialis-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Martialis.jpg\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow\">Image source<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6of_Latin_Epigrammatists_by_far_the_most_distinguished_was_Marcus_Valerius_Martialis_known_to_us_familiarly_as_Martial_Of_the_personal_facts_of_his_life_little_has_been_recorded_and_such_knowledge_as_we_have_is_mainly_derived_from_references_in_his_own_works_it_is_solely_on_his_merits_as_a_writer_of_short_terse_and_pungent_poems_that_his_reputation_is_founded_Born_at_Bilbilis_in_Spain_about_AD_43_he_came_to_Rome_as_a_young_man_and_stayed_there_for_fully_thirty-five_years_during_which_time_he_published_all_but_the_last_of_his_twelve_books_of_epigrams_He_returned_to_Spain_AD_100_and_died_there_about_four_years_later\"><\/span>&#8230;&#8230;of Latin Epigrammatists by far the most distinguished was Marcus Valerius Martialis, known to us familiarly as Martial. Of the personal facts of his life little has been recorded, and such knowledge as we have is mainly derived from references in his own works; it is solely on his merits as a writer of short, terse, and pungent poems that his reputation is founded. Born at Bilbilis, in Spain, about A.D. 43, he came to Rome as a young man, and stayed there for fully thirty-five years, during which time he published all but the last of his twelve books of epigrams. He returned to Spain A.D. 100, and died there about four years later.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6-7\"><\/span>&#8230;&#8230;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">An alternative translation &#8211; by\u00a0Walter C. A. Ker, M.A. &#8211; from &#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/stream\/martialepigrams01martiala#page\/326\/mode\/2up\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow\">here<\/a><\/span>.<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/martialepigrams01martiala_0353.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-14161 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/martialepigrams01martiala_0353.jpg\" alt=\"martialepigrams01martiala_0353\" width=\"580\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/martialepigrams01martiala_0353.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/martialepigrams01martiala_0353-300x136.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Eccentric_Romans_%E2%80%93_X_would_be_10_However_L_represents_50_and_if_you_have_a_larger_number_following_a_smaller_one_you_would_subtract\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Eccentric Romans! &#8211; X would be 10. However, L represents 50 and if you have a larger number following a smaller one, you would subtract. <\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"So_XL_would_be_40_II_represents_1_each_which_equals_two_So_XLII_represents_42\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #800000;\">So, XL would be 40. II represents 1 each, which equals two. So, XLII represents 42.<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_CUNNING_thief_will_break_your_money-box_and_carry_off_your_coin_cruel_fire_will_lay_low_your_ancestral_home_your_debtor_will_repudiate_interest_alike_and_principal_your_sterile_crop_will_not_return_you_the_seed_you_have_sown_a_false_mistress_will_despoil_your_treasurer_the_wave_will_overwhelm_your_ships_stored_with_merchandise_Beyond_Fortunes_power_is_any_gift_made_to_your_friends_only_wealth_bestowed_will_you_possess_always\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\">A CUNNING thief will break your money-box and carry off your coin, cruel fire will lay low your ancestral home ; your debtor will repudiate interest alike and principal, your sterile crop will not return you the seed you have sown; a false mistress will despoil your treasurer, the wave will overwhelm your ships stored with merchandise. Beyond Fortune&#8217;s power is any gift made to your friends; only wealth bestowed will you possess always.<\/span><span style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 1.5;\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"_209g _2vxa\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-reactid=\".13.1.0.1.0.0.$editor4.0.0.$7al8g\" data-offset-key=\"7al8g-0-0\" data-block=\"true\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6-8\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8230;&#8230;<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h2 class=\"_1mf _1mj\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-offset-key=\"be0qk-0-0\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mark_Twain\"><\/span>Mark Twain<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h4 class=\"_1mf _1mj\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-offset-key=\"be0qk-0-0\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6to_S_G_Trist_Sidney_G_Trist_%E2%80%93_a_circa_1900_postcard\"><\/span>&#8230;&#8230;to S. G. Trist (Sidney G. Trist) &#8211; a circa 1900 postcard.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"_209g _2vxa\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-reactid=\".13.1.0.1.0.0.$editor4.0.0.$7al8g\" data-offset-key=\"7al8g-0-0\" data-block=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/TwainF580.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17914\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/TwainF580.jpg\" alt=\"twainf580\" width=\"580\" height=\"912\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/TwainF580.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/TwainF580-191x300.jpg 191w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"_209g _2vxa\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-reactid=\".13.1.0.1.0.0.$editor4.0.0.$7al8g\" data-offset-key=\"7al8g-0-0\" data-block=\"true\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6-9\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8230;&#8230;<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_minute_with_Oscar_Wilde\"><\/span>A minute with Oscar Wilde<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8230;&#8230;his epigrams are celebrated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/culture\/graphic\/2012\/nov\/27\/oscar-wilde-epigrams-quotes-infographic\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/OscarWilde.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17911 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/OscarWilde.jpg\" alt=\"oscarwilde\" width=\"580\" height=\"976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/OscarWilde.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/OscarWilde-178x300.jpg 178w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHowever_even_vegetarianism_in_your_hands_would_make_a_capital_article_%E2%80%94_its_connection_with_philosophy_is_very_curious%E2%80%93_dating_from_the_earliest_Greek_days_and_taken_by_the_Greeks_from_the_East_%E2%80%94_and_so_is_its_connection_with_modern_socialism_atheism_nihilism_anarchy_and_other_political_creeds_It_is_strange_that_the_most_violent_republicans_I_know_are_all_vegetarians_Brussels_sprouts_seem_to_make_people_bloodthirsty_and_those_who_live_on_lentils_and_artichokes_are_always_calling_for_the_gore_of_the_aristocracy_and_for_the_severed_heads_of_kings_Your_vegetarianism_has_given_you_a_wise_apathy_%E2%80%94_so_at_least_you_told_me_once_%E2%80%94_but_in_the_political_sphere_a_diet_of_green_beans_seems_dangerous%E2%80%9D_%E2%80%93_Oscar_Wilde_The_Complete_Letters_p_334_from_a_letter_dated_Nov_12_1887\"><\/span>&#8220;However, even vegetarianism in your hands, would make a capital article &#8212; its connection with philosophy is very curious&#8211; dating from the earliest Greek days, and taken by the Greeks from the East &#8212; and so is its connection with modern socialism, atheism, nihilism, anarchy and other political creeds. It is strange that the most violent republicans I know are all vegetarians: Brussels sprouts seem to make people bloodthirsty, and those who live on lentils and artichokes are always calling for the gore of the aristocracy and for the severed heads of kings. Your vegetarianism has given you a wise apathy &#8212; so at least you told me once &#8212; but in the political sphere a diet of green beans seems dangerous.&#8221; &#8211; Oscar Wilde, The Complete Letters, p. 334, from a letter dated Nov. 12, 1887.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6-10\"><\/span>&#8230;&#8230;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Our_3_Main_Projects\"><\/span>Our 3 Main Projects<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/our-etymological-past\/\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"The Henry S. Salt Archive is run and maintained by the site editors on the behalf of its patrons. However, we welcome and encourage anyone interested in the project to contribute.\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow\">The Henry Salt Archive<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span> is one of our, almost completed, projects.<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/reviews\/the-humanitarian-league-kowloon-39395\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"Operating in Hong Kong alongside 'The Ernest Bell Memorial Library.' Republishing classic humanitarian books &amp; pamphlets. The Humanitarian League has been established to enforce the principle that it is iniquitous to inflict avoidable suffering on any sentient being. \"  target=\"_blank\">The Humanitarian League<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span> is our Hong Kong registered charity.<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.henrysalt.co.uk\/friends\/ernest-bell\/\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"&quot;I have little doubt that the proposal for the establishment of an Ernest Bell Library, which would specialize in humanitarian and progressive literature, and so form a sort of centre for students, will meet with a wide response.&quot; - Henry S. Salt\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow\">The Ernest Bell Library<\/a><\/em><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>was conceived in 1934. It is still strong &amp; very active eighty years later \u2013\u00a0\u00a0its primary objectives are to: \u2013<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"_209g _2vxa\" style=\"padding-left: 90px;\" data-reactid=\".0.1.0.1.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$7ut4h\" data-offset-key=\"7ut4h-0-0\" data-block=\"true\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Collect_all_of_Ernest_Bells_book_non-book_works_and_make_them_easily_accessible_to_everyone\"><\/span><span data-reactid=\".0.1.0.1.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$7ut4h.0:$7ut4h-0-0\" data-offset-key=\"7ut4h-0-0\"><span data-reactid=\".0.1.0.1.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$7ut4h.0:$7ut4h-0-0.0\">Collect all of Ernest Bell\u2019s book &amp; non-book works and make them easily accessible to everyone.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"_209g _2vxa\" style=\"padding-left: 90px;\" data-reactid=\".0.1.0.1.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$ccdnr\" data-offset-key=\"ccdnr-0-0\" data-block=\"true\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Collect_the_literature_of_vegetarianism_and_all_the_other_humanitarian_movements_in_which_Ernest_Bell_was_so_deeply_involved\"><\/span><span data-reactid=\".0.1.0.1.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$ccdnr.0:$ccdnr-0-0\" data-offset-key=\"ccdnr-0-0\"><span data-reactid=\".0.1.0.1.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$ccdnr.0:$ccdnr-0-0.0\">Collect the literature of vegetarianism and all the other humanitarian movements in which Ernest Bell was so deeply involved.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"_209g _2vxa\" style=\"padding-left: 90px;\" data-reactid=\".0.1.0.1.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$19vng\" data-offset-key=\"19vng-0-0\" data-block=\"true\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Assist_students_and_scholars_in_their_research\"><\/span><span data-reactid=\".0.1.0.1.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$19vng.0:$19vng-0-0\" data-offset-key=\"19vng-0-0\"><span data-reactid=\".0.1.0.1.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$19vng.0:$19vng-0-0.0\">Assist students and scholars in their research.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"_209g _2vxa\" style=\"padding-left: 90px;\" data-reactid=\".0.1.0.1.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$2t8qf\" data-offset-key=\"2t8qf-0-0\" data-block=\"true\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Introduce_all_aspects_of_Ernest_Bells_life_including_his_writings_campaign_work_influences_and_his_circle_of_friends\"><\/span><span data-reactid=\".0.1.0.1.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$2t8qf.0:$2t8qf-0-0\" data-offset-key=\"2t8qf-0-0\"><span data-reactid=\".0.1.0.1.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$2t8qf.0:$2t8qf-0-0.0\">Introduce all aspects of Ernest Bell\u2019s life, including his writings, campaign work, influences and his circle of friends.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"_209g _2vxa\" style=\"padding-left: 90px;\" data-reactid=\".0.1.0.1.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$cduhd\" data-offset-key=\"cduhd-0-0\" data-block=\"true\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Undertake_our_own_research_into_missing_aspects_of_Ernest_Bells_life_and_work\"><\/span><span data-reactid=\".0.1.0.1.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$cduhd.0:$cduhd-0-0\" data-offset-key=\"cduhd-0-0\"><span data-reactid=\".0.1.0.1.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$cduhd.0:$cduhd-0-0.0\">Undertake our own research into missing aspects of Ernest Bell\u2019s life and work.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"_209g _2vxa\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-reactid=\".0.1.0.1.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$3jtv9\" data-offset-key=\"3jtv9-0-0\" data-block=\"true\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"We_already_have_more_than_300_pieces_of_Ernest_Bells_own_writings\"><\/span><span data-reactid=\".0.1.0.1.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$3jtv9.0:$3jtv9-0-0\" data-offset-key=\"3jtv9-0-0\"><span data-reactid=\".0.1.0.1.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$3jtv9.0:$3jtv9-0-0.0\">We already have more than 300 pieces of Ernest Bell\u2019s own writings.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"_209g _2vxa\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-reactid=\".0.1.0.1.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$f0o17\" data-offset-key=\"f0o17-0-0\" data-block=\"true\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"We_are_also_actively_building_a_collection_of_examples_of_promotional_material_campaign_material_fundraising_marketing_activities_etc_%E2%80%93_related_to_%E2%80%93\"><\/span><span data-reactid=\".0.1.0.1.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$f0o17.0:$f0o17-0-0\" data-offset-key=\"f0o17-0-0\"><span data-reactid=\".0.1.0.1.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$f0o17.0:$f0o17-0-0.0\">We are also actively building a collection of examples of promotional material, campaign material, fundraising &amp; marketing activities etc. \u2013 related to: \u2013<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"_209g _2vxa\" style=\"padding-left: 90px;\" data-reactid=\".0.1.0.1.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$4t9pc\" data-offset-key=\"4t9pc-0-0\" data-block=\"true\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"vegetarian_products\"><\/span><span data-reactid=\".0.1.0.1.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$4t9pc.0:$4t9pc-0-0\" data-offset-key=\"4t9pc-0-0\"><span data-reactid=\".0.1.0.1.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$4t9pc.0:$4t9pc-0-0.0\">veg(etari)an products<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"_209g _2vxa\" style=\"padding-left: 90px;\" data-reactid=\".0.1.0.1.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$hktc\" data-offset-key=\"hktc-0-0\" data-block=\"true\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"vegetarian_books_other_publications\"><\/span><span data-reactid=\".0.1.0.1.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$hktc.0:$hktc-0-0\" data-offset-key=\"hktc-0-0\"><span data-reactid=\".0.1.0.1.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$hktc.0:$hktc-0-0.0\">veg(etari)an books &amp; 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related publications<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"_209g _2vxa\" style=\"padding-left: 90px;\" data-reactid=\".0.1.0.1.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$40ru9\" data-offset-key=\"40ru9-0-0\" data-block=\"true\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"the_work_of_Richard_St_Barbe_Baker_the_%E2%80%98Men_of_the_Trees_organization_its_many_sub-branches\"><\/span><span data-reactid=\".0.1.0.1.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$40ru9.0:$40ru9-0-0\" data-offset-key=\"40ru9-0-0\"><span data-reactid=\".0.1.0.1.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$40ru9.0:$40ru9-0-0.0\">the work of Richard St. Barbe Baker &amp; the \u2018Men of the Trees\u2019 organization &amp; its many sub-branches<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"_209g _2vxa\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-reactid=\".0.1.0.1.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$6jbn3\" data-offset-key=\"6jbn3-0-0\" data-block=\"true\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"There_are_currently_more_than_2000_items_in_the_Ernest_Bell_Library\"><\/span><span data-reactid=\".0.1.0.1.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$6jbn3.0:$6jbn3-0-0\" data-offset-key=\"6jbn3-0-0\"><span data-reactid=\".0.1.0.1.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$6jbn3.0:$6jbn3-0-0.0\">There are currently more than 2,000 items in the Ernest Bell Library.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"_209g _2vxa\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-reactid=\".0.1.0.1.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$dphi\" data-offset-key=\"dphi-0-0\" data-block=\"true\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"We_will_complete_the_cataloging_of_the_collection_as_when_adequate_funds_are_available\"><\/span><span data-reactid=\".0.1.0.1.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$dphi.0:$dphi-0-0\" data-offset-key=\"dphi-0-0\"><span data-reactid=\".0.1.0.1.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$dphi.0:$dphi-0-0.0\">We will complete the\u00a0cataloging of the collection as &amp; when adequate funds are available.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"_209g _2vxa\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-reactid=\".0.1.0.1.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$ffptj\" data-offset-key=\"ffptj-0-0\" data-block=\"true\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"It_is_long_past_time_for_the_library_to_go_online\"><\/span><span data-reactid=\".0.1.0.1.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$ffptj.0:$ffptj-0-0\" data-offset-key=\"ffptj-0-0\"><span data-reactid=\".0.1.0.1.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$ffptj.0:$ffptj-0-0.0\">It is long past time for the library to go online!<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"_209g _2vxa\" style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 30px;\" data-reactid=\".0.1.0.1.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$b29q5\" data-offset-key=\"b29q5-0-0\" data-block=\"true\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_%E2%80%9CI_have_little_doubt_that_the_proposal_for_the_establishment_of_an_Ernest_Bell_Library_which_would_specialize_in_humanitarian_and_progressive_literature_and_so_form_a_sort_of_center_for_students_will_meet_with_a_wide_response%E2%80%9D\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #008000;\" data-reactid=\".0.1.0.1.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$b29q5.0:$b29q5-0-0\" data-offset-key=\"b29q5-0-0\"><span data-reactid=\".0.1.0.1.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$b29q5.0:$b29q5-0-0.0\">\u00a0\u201cI have little doubt that the proposal for the establishment of an Ernest Bell Library,\u00a0which would specialize in humanitarian and progressive literature,\u00a0and so form a sort of center for students, will meet with a wide response.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"_209g _2vxa\" style=\"text-align: right;\" data-reactid=\".0.1.0.1.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$ptfd\" data-offset-key=\"ptfd-0-0\" data-block=\"true\"><span data-reactid=\".0.1.0.1.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$ptfd.0:$ptfd-0-0\" data-offset-key=\"ptfd-0-0\"><span data-reactid=\".0.1.0.1.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$ptfd.0:$ptfd-0-0.0\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/remembering-vegetarian-pioneers-henry-s-salt-ernest-bell\/\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\"  target=\"_blank\">Henry S. 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Your vegetarianism has given you a wise apathy &#8212; so at least you told me once &#8212; but in the political sphere a diet of green beans seems dangerous.&#8221; &#8211; Oscar Wilde &#8230;&#8230; Epigram noun 1. any witty, ingenious, or pointed saying tersely expressed. 2. a short, often satirical poem dealing concisely with a single subject and usually ending with a witty or ingenious turn of thought. &#8230;&#8230; Social media has given the epigram a new life. When added to a striking image, they can be powerful tools for promoting animal rights &amp; plant-eating. Apps such as Epigram Beta claim to bring &#8211; ~ group conversations to life with memes. ~ Inspirational Quote Meme Generators help you to create them for free &#8211; some go viral and are shared by millions. &#8230;&#8230; Drifting back &#8211; Several authors are noted for their epigrams, including Mark Twain and Oscar Wilde. 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