Month: December 2011

Man is a victim of dope in the incurable form of hope. -Nash, Ogden

Act quickly, think slowly. -Proverb, Greek

“May all your troubles last as long as your New Year’s resolutions” – Joey Adams

If there is no God, everything is permitted. -Dostoevsky, Fyodor

From such crooked wood as that which man is made of, nothing straight can be fashioned. -Kant, Immanuel

Out of sight, out of mind. The absent are always in the wrong. -Kempis, Thomas

Manche Männer sind wie Filmaufnahmen im Dunkeln; man muss sie abblitzen lassen, damit ihnen ein Licht aufgeht. Uta Sax

Constant repetition carries conviction. -Collier, Robert

Das wäre mal was Neues: ein Jahr mit Rückgabegarantie.

“May God be with me! May Heaven bless this New Year. May it be a year of fruitfulness, of peace and prosperity; may it be …

Elke uitgang is een ingang tot iets anders. Remco Jonckers citaat

I observe the physician with the same diligence as the disease. -Donne, John

Fortschritt ist ein schönes Wort. Seine Triebkraft aber heißt Wandel. Und der Wandel hat seine Feinde. (Robert Kennedy)

Mil rutas se apartan del fin elegido, pero hay una que llega a él. Frases de Michel Eyquem de Montaigne – 31/12/2011

“New Year’s eve is like every other night; there is no pause in the march of the universe, no breathless moment of silence among created …

“More people would learn from their mistakes if they weren’t so busy denying them.” ~Harold J. Smith

Eine Frau muss schweigen können. Eine Ehe ohne Schweigen ist wie ein Auto ohne Bremsen. Charles Aznavour

“Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.” – Benjamin Franklin

The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. -Aristotle

“Yesterday, everybody smoked his last cigar, took his last drink and swore his last oath. Today, we are a pious and exemplary community. Thirty days …

The man who says he has exhausted life generally means that life has exhausted him. -Wilde, Oscar

An original writer is not one who imitates nobody, but one whom nobody can imitate. De Chateaubriand quotes

Most vegetarians I ever see looked enough like their food to be classed as cannibals. -Dunne, Finley Peter

Wie wird die Welt aussehen, wenn unsere Zeit die gute alte Zeit ist?

De slaap is de tweelingbroer van de dood. Homerus citaat

The white man knows how to make everything, but he does not know how to distribute it. -Sitting Bull

Gewonnen hat immer der, der lieben, dulden und verzeihen kann. (Hermann Hesse)

Lo bueno necesita aportar pruebas; lo bello, no. Frases de Bernard Le Bouvier de Fontenelle – 30/12/2011

Es gibt Abendkleider, bei deren Anblick man richtig neugierig ist, ob die Trägerin zuerst einen Mann oder eine Erkältung einfängt. Robert Lembke

By asking for the impossible we obtain the best possible. -Niccolini, Giovanni

The darkest day, If you live till tomorrow will have past away. -Cowper, William

The beauty seen, is partly in him who sees it. -Bovee, Christian Nevell

“We must have courage to bet on our ideas, take the calculated risk, and take action!” ~Martin Brown 

“Unless structure follows strategy, inefficiency results.” ~Alfred Chandler

Perhaps man is the only being that can properly be called idle. -Johnson, Samuel

“If we keep our little flame alive, our first feeling of enthusiasm of who we are, without the influence or intervention of others, we will …

“I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.” ~John D. Rockefeller

“Silence is one of the great arts of conversation, as allowed by Cicero himself, who says, ‘there is not only an art, but an eloquence …

“Enthusiasm is excitement with inspiration, motivation, and a pinch of creativity.” ~Bo Bennett

“People carry around yesterday’s disappointments and tomorrow’s worries like weights around their necks. Learn to let go of them, and fill your heart with contentment …