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Weise, Christian
(Encyclopedia) Weise, ChristianWeise, Christiankrĭsˈtyän vīˈzə [key], 1642–1708, German didactic poet and dramatist. He wrote more than 60 plays, many of them written for production in schools.…Gotham
(Encyclopedia) GothamGothamgŏthˈəm [key], name for New York City first used by Washington Irving and others in the Salmagundi Papers, with satirical reference to Gotham, England, where the wise men…Fools, Feast of
(Encyclopedia) Fools, Feast of, burlesque religious festival of the Middle Ages. It occurred during the Christmas and New Year's revels, on or near New Year's Day. In many places a Lord of Misrule…Ferrer, José Vicente
(Encyclopedia) Ferrer, José VicenteFerrer, José Vicentehōsāˈ vēsānˈtā fərârˈ [key], 1912–92, American actor, director, and producer, b. Santurce, Puerto Rico. Ferrer made his debut in 1935 and in…Murner, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Murner, ThomasMurner, Thomastōˈmäs m&oobreve;rˈnər [key], 1475–1537, German satirist and Franciscan monk, b. Strasbourg. He was the most scurrilous writer of his time and spared…The Devil's Dictionary: Fool
by Ambrose Bierce FOLLYFORCEFOOL -n. A person who pervades the domain of intellectual speculation and diffuses himself through the channels of moral activity. He is omnific, omniform,…Weather: Fooling the Clouds
Fooling the CloudsWeatherBring on the RainDroplet to Drop … How Rain HappensTypes of PrecipitationFooling the CloudsSo Why Does It Rain? Now that we have a handle on the processes nature uses in…Brewer's: Cap of Fools
(The). The chief or foremost fool; one that exceeds all others in folly. “Thou art the cap of all the fools alive.” Shakespeare: Timon of Athens, iv. 3. Source: Dictionary of Phrase…Brewer's: Court Fools
(See Fools .) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Court Holy WaterCourt-cupboard A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z…Brewer's: Physician or Fool
Plutarch, in his treatise On the Preservation of Health, tells us that Tiberius was wont to say, “A man of thirty is his own physician or a fool.” Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable…Trending
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