Month: February 2010

Stowe, Harriet Beecher

In all ranks of life the human heart yearns for the beautiful; and the beautiful things that God makes are his gift to all alike. …

Smiles, Samuel

The duty of helping one’s self in the highest sense involves the helping of one’s neighbors. Smiles, Samuel quotes

West, Rebecca

There is no such thing as conversation. It is an illusion. There are intersecting monologues, that is all. West, Rebecca quotes

Koran, The

The heavens and the earth and all that is between them, do you think they were created in jest? Koran, The quotes

Heller, Elizabeth

Being pretty on the inside means you don’t hit your brother and you eat all your peas — that’s what my grandma taught me. Heller, …

Masses

The only freedom supposed to be left to the masses is that of grazing on the ration of simulacra the system distributes to each individual. …

G. S. Petrie

Het geheim van het bijgeloof omtrent het met dertienen aan tafel zitten, is dat de meeste mensen maar twaalf vorken en messen hebben. G. S. …

Walton, Bill

No matter how good you get, there’s always something further out there. Walton, Bill quotes

Henry IV

I want there to be no peasant in my kingdom so poor that he cannot have a chicken in his pot every Sunday. Henry IV …

H. Chapman

Wees altijd de eerste om iets naar een volgende vergadering te plaatsen ; dat zal je erg populair maken en het is waar iedereen op …