And you will be hated by all for My name’s sake. But he who endures to the end shall be saved (Mark 13:13).

Insult Dictionary

The last word in foreign-language phrase books is for jet-setters who want the natives to know how they really feel. A five-language Insult Dictionary published in England, is the first handy guide designed expressly for tourists who must cope with lost baggage, mixed-up reservations, cold breakfasts, terrible service and padded bills.
~ Ladies’ Home Journal

Bernini’s Fountain

In the city of Rome stands Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s marvelous Fountain of Rivers. History tells us however, that Bernini despised Francisco Borromini, the designer of the Church of St. Agnes, which is opposite the fountain. “As a deliberate insult to Borromini, sculptor Bernini made one of the statues in the fountain group to cover his eyes with a hand so as not to have to look at the church. Then, adding injury to this snub, Bernini carved another figure with hands up in alarm, to make it appear he was afraid the church would fall down upon him.”

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