Definition: (adjective) Showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings. Synonyms: granitic, obdurate, stony. Usage: He maintained a hard, careless deportment, indicative of neither joy nor sorrow: if anything, it expressed a flinty gratification at a piece of difficult work successfully executed. Discuss
Frase celebre di Benedetto da Norcia
«Parlare ed insegnare spetta al maestro, tacere ed ascoltare si addice al discepolo.» (Benedetto da Norcia)
Wendell Johnson
« Always and never are two words you should always remember never to use. »
Der Liebe Beginn, nicht jedoch ihr Ende liegt in dem freien Ermessen der Seele.
Publilius Syrus(um 90 – 40 v. Chr.), falsch auch Publius Syrius, römischer Moralist, Aphoristiker und Possenschreiber
interject
Definition: (verb) To insert between other elements. Synonyms: interpose, throw in, come in, inject, put in. Usage: He listened thoughtfully, interjecting only the odd word. Discuss
Gute Aphorismen entstehen, wenn man so tut, als wäre mit einem Satz etwas getan.
Heimito Nollé(*1970), Medienanalyst
bloody shirt
noun: A symbol used to incite people to partisan outrage or animosity.