CiRCE Podcast Network

Proverbial

Society EN ↓ 137 episodes

On every episode of Proverbial , teacher and author Joshua Gibbs ( How to Be Unlucky: Reflections on the Pursuit of Virtue and Something They Will Not Forget: A Handbook for Classical Teachers ) explores a single proverb, some old bit of wisdom, and tries to discern what it means for modern men. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Mar 20, 2024

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Episodes

Like the Wolf 26.08.2020

This week's proverb is unattributed: "hunger is the best sauce." Join Joshua Gibbs as he contemplates what this proverb has to say to modern men and women. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Full Life 18.08.2020

In this week's episode Joshua Gibbs contemplates Solomon's famous "there is a time" proverb from Scripture. Join him as he contemplates what this passage has to say for modern men and women. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Economies of Happiness 05.08.2020

This weeks' proverb is unattributed: "happy wife, happy life." Join Joshua Gibbs as he contemplates what this proverb has to say for modern men and women. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Candy Canes 02.07.2020

This week's proverb comes from composer Gustav Mahler, who said that "tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire." Join Joshua Gibbs as he contemplates what this proverb has to say to modern men and women. And if you like the show please leave a rating or a review wherever you get podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anthology 16.06.2020

This week's proverb is unattributed and says: "if all men were angels no government would be necessary." Join Joshua Gibbs as he contemplates what this proverb has to say for modern men and women. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Witching Hour 12.06.2020

This week's proverb is unattributed, but it goes like this: "Idle hands are the devil's workshop." Join Joshua Gibbs as he contemplates what this proverb has to say for modern men and women. Remember to rate and review wherever you get podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stuck in the Middle 05.06.2020

This week's proverb is from Jules Renard, who said: "To have a horror of the bourgeoisie is bourgeoisie." Join Joshua Gibbs as he contemplates what this proverb has to say for modern men and women. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Retraction 27.05.2020

This week's proverb comes to us via Solomon who wrote: "The race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong, nor does food come to the wise or wealth the brilliant or favor to the learned, but time and chance happen to them all." Join Joshua Gibbs as he contemplates what this proverb has to say to modern men and women. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stars 13.05.2020

This week's proverb comes to us by way of Dr. Samuel Johnson and it goes like this: "He that considers how little he dwells upon the condition of others will learn how little the attention of others is attracted by himself." Join Joshua Gibbs as he contemplaltes what this proverb has to say to modern men and women. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Real You 06.05.2020

This week's (very famous) proverb comes from William Shakespeare and his play, As You Like It . It says, "All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players." Join Joshua Gibbs as he contemplates what this proverb has to say to modern men and women. If you like this show be sure to rate and review wherever you get podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information...

I Didn't Get You Anything 28.04.2020

This week's proverb comes from the Roman writer, Seneca, who said that "to repay a favor too quickly is ingratitude." Join Joshua Gibbs as he contemplates with this proverb has to say to modern men and women. And if you like this episode be sure to rate and review wherever you get podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mr. James Duffy 13.04.2020

This week's proverb is an old Jewish saying: "Whoever saves one life, saves the world entirely." Join Joshua Gibbs as he contemplates what this proverb has to say for modern men and women. And if you like this episode, please be sure to rate and review it wherever you get podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Little Differences 31.03.2020

This week's proverb comes from Leo Tolstoy, that famous Russian novelist, who once wrote that "all happy families are alike, each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." Join Joshua Gibbs as he contemplates what this proverb has to say to modern men and women. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Something about Hotels 23.03.2020

This week's proverb is unattributed but quite famous: "Desperate times call for desperate measures." Join Joshua Gibbs as he contemplates what this proverb has to offer modern men and women. If you like this episode please be sure to rate and review wherever you get podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Both Sides Now 17.03.2020

This week's proverb comes from Alfred Lord Tennyson, the famous English poet, who once opined that "Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all." Join Joshua Gibbs as he contemplates what this proverb has to say for modern men and women. And if you like this episode be sure to rate and review wherever you get podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...

Pick a Side 12.03.2020

This week's proverb comes from the Roman scholar Cicero who said, "I would rather be wrong with Plato than right with such men as these." Join Joshua Gibbs as he contemplates what this proverb has to offer modern men and women. If you like this episode, be sure to rate and review wherever you get podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a New Age 02.03.2020

This week's proverb comes from that famous American essayist, Ralph WaldoEmerson: "I pay the school master but 'tis the school boys who educate my son." Join Joshua Gibbs for a contemplation of this proverb and what it has to offer modern men and women. And remember to rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Six Weeks In 24.02.2020

This week's proverb comes from England but is unattributed. It goes like this: "the cobbler's children have no shoes." Join Joshua Gibbs as he contemplates the nature of this proverb and what it has to say for modern men and women. If you like this episode be sure to rate and review it wherever you listen to podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Joke's On You 17.02.2020

Today's proverb comes from George Orwell: The aim of the a joke is not to degrade the human being but to remind him that he is already degraded . Join Joshua Gibbs as he contemplates this saying and what it can offer modern men. If you like this episode, please be sure to rate and review in whatever app you're using to listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Not Even Jail 10.02.2020

This episode's proverb comes from Goethe: "a man does not mind being blamed for his faults and being punished for them, and he patiently suffers for them, but he becomes impatient if he is required to give them up." Join Joshua Gibbs as he contemplates the implications of this proverb for modern men. If you like this episode, please be sure to rate and review wherever you get podcasts. Hosted on A...

Friends and Enemies 02.02.2020

This week proverb comes by way of English essayist, William Hazlitt, who wrote that, "he will never have true friends who is afraid of making enemies." Join Joshua Gibbs as he contemplates what this proverb has to say for modern men. Remember, if you like this show you can help spread the word when you rate and review it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Healing 23.01.2020

This week's (highly disputed) proverb is unattributed but well known. It say, "time heals all wounds." Join Josh Gibbs as he contemplates the implications of the proverb for modern man. If you like this episode, be sure to rate and review it wherever you get podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I Care for My Kids 16.01.2020

This week's proverb comes from Edmund Burke. It goes like this: "People will not look forward to posterity who never look backward to their ancestors." If you like this episode please be sure to rate or review wherever you get podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dropping Eaves 09.01.2020

This week's proverb comes from Solomon: "Do not pay attention to every word people say or you may hear your servant cursing you, for you know in your heart that many times you yourself have cursed others." If you like this show, please be sure rate and review it wherever you get podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stolen Moments 20.12.2019

This week's proverb is from French playwright, Albert Guinon: "People who cannot bear to be alone are generally the worst company." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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