Quote of the Day for: 26/10/17
The heights by great men reached and kept / Were not attained by sudden flight, / But they, while their companions slept, / Were toiling upward in the night.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Word of the Day for: 26/10/17
emolument [ ih-mol-yuh-muhnt ] noun. compensation, payment, or other benefit received for holding an office, position, or employment, especially one involving public service. "Although the position carried considerable prestige, its emoluments were modest, consisting of a fixed salary, a pension, and a few practical benefits rather than the wealth many people assumed came with the office."
