During Roman times, salt was worth its weight in gold and often used as currency. Soldiers were sometimes paid in salt, hence the word “salary”.
Salt Was Worth Its Weight In Gold
216
Educating The Heart
234
Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all. ~ Aristotle
The Oldest Vegetable
225
The pea is the oldest known vegetable.
YakhchÄlÂ
418
As early as 400 BCE, Persians engineered ancient refrigerators called YakhchÄl. They enjoyed ice in the heat of the desert.
Better Left Unsaid
384
I begin to speak only when I’m certain what I’ll say isn’t better left unsaid. ~ Cato
Lemons As Antidotes
323
In ancient Rome, lemons were used as an antidote to all poisons.
The Kindling Of A Flame
439
Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel. ~ Socrates
Petroglyphs
420
If you only had a wall of stone
And some ink to make your presence known,
What message would you leave behind?
What mark would you make to outlast your time?
In All Things Of Nature
326
In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous. ~ Aristotle
My Thirst For Books
323
I am unable to satisfy my thirst for books. Gold, silver, precious stones, beautiful clothing, marbled homes, cultivated fields, painted canvases, decorated horses and other similar things, possess silent and…