Ellis Peters
Ellis Peters
Edith Mary Pargeter, OBE, BEM, also known by her nom de plume Ellis Peters, was an English author of works in many categories, especially history and historical fiction, and was also honoured for her translations of Czech classics; she is probably best known for her murder mysteries, both historical and modern. She is well known for her medieval-detective series The Cadfael Chronicles...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth28 September 1913
allegiance among avail battle faith fear few follow forth given holes lead men pity quite return stronger wise
Those who go forth to the battle never return without holes in their ranks, like gaping wounds. Pity of all pities that those who lead never learn, and the few wise men among those who follow never quite avail to teach. But faith given and allegiance pledged are stronger than fear ...
nature spring contentment
Every spring is the only spring, a perpetual astonishment.
receiving benefits favors
Nothing is more pleasing and engaging than the sense of having conferred benefits. Not even the gratification of receiving them.
trust imperfect-world too-much
Too much trust is folly, in an imperfect world.
news world ill
Of all the reports that fly about the world, ill news is the surest of all to arrive!
beauty
Beauty is a perilous gift ...
courage truth evil
There is in the end no remedy but truth. It is the one course that cannot be evil.
problem truth-is masters
Truth is a hard master, and costly to serve, but it simplifies all problems.
mountain today tomorrow
The mountains of today are the molehills of tomorrow.