Malta, A Paradise I Call Home...

Xewkija, Gozo, Malta. September 2013

Valletta, Malta. December 2013

SWEET AS HONEY

Flying on Air Malta, I noticed for the very first time, a variety of quotations printed on the engines. This particular time the engine to the left of where I was sitting read:

The origin of the term Malta is uncertain. It is possibly derived from the Greek word  μέλι  (meli), ‘honey’.

A FEW QUOTES ON HONEY

A pessimist is someone who can look at the land of milk and honey and see only calories and cholesterol. |Joe Gordon

The fruit of bees is desired by all, and is equally sweet to kings and beggars and it is not only pleasing but profitable and healthful; it sweetens their mouths, cures their wounds, and conveys remedies to inward ulcers. | Saint Ambrose

Tart words make no friends; a spoonful or honey will catch more flies than a gallon of vinegar. | Benjamin Franklin

When you shoot an arrow of truth, dip its point in honey. | Arab proverb.

Landing in Malta.

Rotunda Square, #Mosta