Life is an offensive, directed against the repetitious mechanism of the Universe. -Whitehead, Alfred North
Life is an offensive, directed against the repetitious mechanism of the Universe. -Whitehead, Alfred North
Month: June 2011
Learn from the mistakes of others, you can’t live long enough to make them all yourself. -Roosevelt, Eleanor
Learn from the mistakes of others, you can’t live long enough to make them all yourself. -Roosevelt, Eleanor
To insist on purity is to baptize instinct, to humanize art, and to deify personality. -Apollinaire, Guillaume
To insist on purity is to baptize instinct, to humanize art, and to deify personality. -Apollinaire, Guillaume
Die Weltgeschichte geht von Osten nach Westen, denn Europa ist schlechthin das Ende der Weltgeschichte, Asien der Anfang. ~~~ Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Die Weltgeschichte geht von Osten nach Westen, denn Europa ist schlechthin das Ende der Weltgeschichte, Asien der Anfang. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Give me a laundry list and I’ll set it to music. -Rossini, Gioacchino Antonio
Give me a laundry list and I’ll set it to music. -Rossini, Gioacchino Antonio
"There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is having lots to do and not doing it." – Mary Wilson Little
“There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is having lots to do and not doing it.” – Mary Wilson Little
Willa Cather – love and miracles
“Where there is great love, there is always miracles.” ~Willa Cather
Anon – Regret or Rejoice
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Anon – Love Others
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Anon – phase of life
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Nothing is as new as something which as been long forgotten. -Proverb, German
Nothing is as new as something which as been long forgotten. -Proverb, German
Francis Gay – friendship
“Ordinary folk of every nationality and every language know the art of friendship.” ~Francis Gay (1983)
Francis Gay – outlook
“What a difference it makes to our outlook when we can feel that the world-the whole world-is ours to enjoy!” ~Francis Gay (1983)
An asylum for the sane would be empty in America. -Shaw, George Bernard
An asylum for the sane would be empty in America. -Shaw, George Bernard
Die besten Dinge im Leben sind nicht die, die man für Geld bekommt.
Die besten Dinge im Leben sind nicht die, die man für Geld bekommt.
Time is the great equalizer in the field of morals. -Mencken, H. L.
Time is the great equalizer in the field of morals. -Mencken, H. L.
Beim Duett sind stets zu sehn zwei Mäuler,
Beim Duett sind stets zu sehn zwei Mäuler, welche offen stehn. (Wilhelm Busch)
Benedetto Croce – 30/6/2011
Hay quien pone en duda el porvenir del ideal de la libertad. Nosotros respondemos que tiene más que un porvenir: posee eternidad. Frases de Benedetto …
Reputation is rarely proportioned to virtue. -Evermond, St.
Reputation is rarely proportioned to virtue. -Evermond, St.
Despair is the only genuine atheism. -Paul, Jean
Despair is the only genuine atheism. -Paul, Jean
Ralph Waldo Emerson – condition circumstances
“To get up each morning with the resolve to be happy is to set our own conditions to the events of each day. To do …
Wer von seinem Tag nicht zwei Drittel für sich selbst hat, ist ein Sklave. ~~~ Friedrich Nietzsche
Wer von seinem Tag nicht zwei Drittel für sich selbst hat, ist ein Sklave. Friedrich Nietzsche
God’s first creature, which was light. -Bacon, Francis
God’s first creature, which was light. -Bacon, Francis
There are two good things in life — freedom of thought and freedom of action. -Maugham, W. Somerset
There are two good things in life — freedom of thought and freedom of action. -Maugham, W. Somerset
Thought for Today – Cheerfulness
“The one who possesses cheerfulness becomes like a magnet of goodwill.” ~Thought for Today-UK
Thomas Carlyle – pathway
“The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong” ~Thomas Carlyle
We are all imperfect. We can not expect perfect government. -Taft, William Howard
We are all imperfect. We can not expect perfect government. -Taft, William Howard
Fallen ist weder gefährlich noch eine Schande. Liegenbleiben ist beides. ~~~ Konrad Adenauer
Fallen ist weder gefährlich noch eine Schande. Liegenbleiben ist beides. Konrad Adenauer
Leo Durocher
“Nice guys finish last.” Leo Durocher quotes
Man must realize his own unimportance before he can appreciate his importance. -Baumgardy, R. M.
Man must realize his own unimportance before he can appreciate his importance. -Baumgardy, R. M.
I never let them cough. They wouldn’t dare. -Barrymore, Ethel
I never let them cough. They wouldn’t dare. -Barrymore, Ethel
Alan Cohen – new path
“Today I set my mind and heart on a new path. I focus my energy on love, appreciation, and my highest possibilities.” ~Alan Cohen
Gandhi – truth
“Truth resides in every human heart, and one has to search for it there, and to be guided by truth as one sees it. But …
Caroline Myss – symbolic sight
“I firmly believe that intuitive or symbolic sight is not a gift but a skill – a skill based in self-esteem.” ~Caroline Myss
Marianne Williamson – beyond measure
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.” ~Marianne Williamson
Positive Thoughts – truth
“To experience life is to experience truth. To see the truth makes a huge difference in your world; to become the truth is the real …
"God asks no man whether he will accept life. That is not the choice. You must take it. The only choice is how." – Henry Ward Beecher
“God asks no man whether he will accept life. That is not the choice. You must take it. The only choice is how.” – Henry …
Kunst gibt nicht das Sichtbare wieder, sondern Kunst macht sichtbar.
Kunst gibt nicht das Sichtbare wieder, sondern Kunst macht sichtbar.
Evaluate what you want — because what gets measured, gets produced. -Belasco, James A.
Evaluate what you want — because what gets measured, gets produced. -Belasco, James A.