THE NP CHRONICLE : 21ST MAY

               The NP Chronicle
                         21st May 

"To err is human, to forgive, divine."
-- Alexander Pope, _An Essay On Criticism_ 

"Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed."
-- Alexander Pope 

"Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul."
-- Alexander Pope, _The Rape of the Lock_ 

"Fools rush where angels fear to tread."
-- Alexander Pope, _An Essay On Criticism_ 

"Vice is a monster of so frightful mien
As to be hated needs but to be seen;
Yet seen too oft, familiar with her face,
We first endure, then pity, then embrace."
-- Alexander Pope 

"Better a brain drain than a brain in the drain."
-- Rajiv Gandhi 

Today is:
▪︎ World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development 
▪︎ International Tea Day
▪︎ National Anti-Terrorism Day in India
▪︎ Birth anniversary of Alexander Pope, Harold Robbins, Mohanlal, Mary Anning
▪︎ Death anniversary of Constantine the Great, Rajiv Gandhi

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