"People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use." – Soren Kierkegaard
“People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.” – Soren Kierkegaard
Month: May 2010
"Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others." – Buddha
“Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.” – Buddha
"Women need real moments of solitude and self-reflection to balance out how much of ourselves we give away." – Barbara De Angelis
“Women need real moments of solitude and self-reflection to balance out how much of ourselves we give away.” – Barbara De Angelis
"Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue." – Buddha
“Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk …
"War does not determine who is right – only who is left." – Bertrand Russell
“War does not determine who is right – only who is left.” – Bertrand Russell
"The test of every religious, political, or educational system is the man that it forms" – Henri Frederic Amiel
“The test of every religious, political, or educational system is the man that it forms” – Henri Frederic Amiel
"I am getting nowhere with you and I can’t let you go and I cant get through." – Ani Difranco
“I am getting nowhere with you and I can’t let you go and I cant get through.” – Ani Difranco
"Trouble knocked on the door, but, hearing laughter, hurried away" – Benjamin Franklin
“Trouble knocked on the door, but, hearing laughter, hurried away” – Benjamin Franklin
"If there is such a thing as a good marriage, it is because it resembles friendship rather than love." – Michel de Montaigne
“If there is such a thing as a good marriage, it is because it resembles friendship rather than love.” – Michel de Montaigne
"Men always want to be a woman’s first love – women like to be a mans last romance." – Oscar Wilde
“Men always want to be a woman’s first love – women like to be a mans last romance.” – Oscar Wilde
"Really great people make you feel that you, too, can become great." – Mark Twain
“Really great people make you feel that you, too, can become great.” – Mark Twain
"We’re not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be" – C.S. Lewis
“We’re not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be” – …
"During times of war, hatred becomes quite respectable, even though it has to masquerade often under the guise of patriotism." – Howard Thurman
“During times of war, hatred becomes quite respectable, even though it has to masquerade often under the guise of patriotism.” – Howard Thurman
"Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish." – John Quincy Adams
“Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.” – John Quincy Adams
"Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless." – Jamie Paolinetti
“Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless.” – Jamie Paolinetti
"Every calling is great when greatly pursued." – Oliver Wendell Holmes
“Every calling is great when greatly pursued.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes
"It is the heart which perceives God and not the reason. That is what faith is: God perceived by the heart, not by the reason." – Blaise Pascal
“It is the heart which perceives God and not the reason. That is what faith is: God perceived by the heart, not by the reason.” …
"CARTESIAN, adj. Relating to Descartes, a famous philosopher, author of the celebrated dictum, _Cogito ergo sum_ –whereby he was pleased to suppose he demonstrated the reality of human existence. The dictum might be improved, however, thus: _Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum_ –<br/>"I think that I think, therefore I think that I am;" as close an approach to certainty as any philosopher has yet made." – Ambrose Bierce
“CARTESIAN, adj. Relating to Descartes, a famous philosopher, author of the celebrated dictum, _Cogito ergo sum_ –whereby he was pleased to suppose he demonstrated the …
"Treat your family like friends and your friends like family." – Proverb
“Treat your family like friends and your friends like family.” – Proverb
"You can’t have everything. Where would you put it?" – Stephen Wright
“You can’t have everything. Where would you put it?” – Stephen Wright
""I love you forever." Forever isn’t as long as it used to be." – Annie Comstock
“”I love you forever.” Forever isn’t as long as it used to be.” – Annie Comstock
"Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude." – Ralph Marston
“Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude.” – Ralph Marston
"True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist." – Albert Einstein
“True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist.” – Albert Einstein
"The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude." – Friedrich Nietzsche
“The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
"In every artist there is a touch of audacity without which no talent is conceivable" – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“In every artist there is a touch of audacity without which no talent is conceivable” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time." – Thomas Merton
“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” – Thomas Merton
"As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so a life well spent brings happy death." – Leonardo da Vinci
“As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so a life well spent brings happy death.” – Leonardo da Vinci
"Life is the flower for which love is the honey." – Victor Hugo
“Life is the flower for which love is the honey.” – Victor Hugo
"Mahomet established a religion by putting his enemies to death; Jesus Christ by commanding his followers to lay down their lives" – Blaise Pascal
“Mahomet established a religion by putting his enemies to death; Jesus Christ by commanding his followers to lay down their lives” – Blaise Pascal
"All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another." – Anatole France
“All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to …
"The success combination in business is: Do what you do better… and: do more of what you do…" – David Joseph Schwartz
“The success combination in business is: Do what you do better… and: do more of what you do…” – David Joseph Schwartz
"If the Almighty were to rebuild the world and asked me for advice, I would have English Channels round every country. And the atmosphere would be such that anything which attempted to fly would be set on fire." – Winston Churchill
“If the Almighty were to rebuild the world and asked me for advice, I would have English Channels round every country. And the atmosphere would …
"It’s the national addiction: warmth on chilly winter nights, innocence on Saturday afternoons, the essence of hearth, home and blissful abandon." – Patricia Linden
“It’s the national addiction: warmth on chilly winter nights, innocence on Saturday afternoons, the essence of hearth, home and blissful abandon.” – Patricia Linden
"How dreary – to be – somebody! How public – like a frog – to tell your name – the livelong June – to an admiring bog!" – Emily Dickinson
“How dreary – to be – somebody! How public – like a frog – to tell your name – the livelong June – to an …
"I would rather be able to appreciate things I can not have than to have things I am not able to appreciate." – Elbert Hubbard
“I would rather be able to appreciate things I can not have than to have things I am not able to appreciate.” – Elbert Hubbard
"Anyone can become angry – that is easy, but to be angry with the right person at the right time, and for the right purpose and in the right way – that is not within everyone’s power and that is not easy." – Aristotle
“Anyone can become angry – that is easy, but to be angry with the right person at the right time, and for the right purpose …
"Well-being and happiness never appeared to me as an absolute aim. I am even inclined to compare such moral aims to the ambitions of a pig." – Albert Einstein
“Well-being and happiness never appeared to me as an absolute aim. I am even inclined to compare such moral aims to the ambitions of a …
"If wrinkles must be written on our brows, let them not be written upon the heart. The spirit should never grow old." – James A. Garfield
“If wrinkles must be written on our brows, let them not be written upon the heart. The spirit should never grow old.” – James A. …
"For success, attitude is equally as important as ability." – Harry F. Banks
“For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.” – Harry F. Banks
Nehmen Sie einem Durchschnittsmenschen die Lebenslüge, und Sie nehmen ihm zu gleicher Zeit das Glück. ~~~ Henrik Ibsen
Nehmen Sie einem Durchschnittsmenschen die Lebenslüge, und Sie nehmen ihm zu gleicher Zeit das Glück. Henrik Ibsen