Sparks Commentary

“The gods deliberate in council concerning the Trojan war : they agree upon the continuation of it, and Jupiter sends down Minerva to break ...

“Writing, at its best, is a lonely life. Organizations for writers palliate the writer's loneliness but I doubt if they improve his writ...

He had more influence upon the  English language  than any other individual – perhaps even more than the Biblical translator William Tyndale...

Note: By writing the work “Utopia,” Thomas More created a new literary genre: utopian and dystopian fiction. This genre is still popular tod...

“I cannot live without books; but fewer will suffice where amusement, and not use, is the only future object.” – Thomas Jefferson , in a let...

“If God spare my life, ere many years I will cause a boy that driveth the plough, shall know more of the Scripture than thou dost!” – Willia...

Note: This post quotes from Frederick Douglass’s memoir, where he recounts racist treatment that he received from various white men. Althoug...

“[Chaerephon] went to Delphi and boldly asked the oracle to tell him … whether anyone was wiser than I was, and the Pythian prophetess ans...

“I was sorry to have my name mentioned as one of the great authors, because they have a sad habit of dying off. Chaucer is dead, Spencer i...

“The unexamined life is not worth living.” – Socrates at his trial, as recorded by Plato's “Apology” Before beginning this project...