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Month: May 2010
"The soul, like the body, accepts by practice whatever habit one wishes it to contact." – Socrates
“The soul, like the body, accepts by practice whatever habit one wishes it to contact.” – Socrates
"All I really need to know about how to live and what to do and how to be I learned in kindergarten. Remember the Dick-and-Jane books and the first word you learned–the biggest word of all–look." – Robert Fulghum
“All I really need to know about how to live and what to do and how to be I learned in kindergarten. Remember the Dick-and-Jane …
"Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love." – Isaac Newton
“Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.” – Isaac Newton
"Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things that escape those who dream only at night." – Edgar Allan Poe
“Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things that escape those who dream only at night.” – Edgar Allan Poe
"Today we are engaged in a deadly global struggle for those who would intimidate, torture, and murder people for exercising the most basic freedoms. If we are to win this struggle and spread those freedoms, we must keep our own moral compass pointed in a true direction." – Barack Obama
“Today we are engaged in a deadly global struggle for those who would intimidate, torture, and murder people for exercising the most basic freedoms. If …
"That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that History has to teach" – Aldous Huxley
“That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that History has to teach” …
"Indulge not thyself in the passion of anger; it is whetting a sword to wound thine own breast, or murder thy friend." – Akhenaton
“Indulge not thyself in the passion of anger; it is whetting a sword to wound thine own breast, or murder thy friend.” – Akhenaton
"When the water starts boiling it is foolish to turn off the heat." – Nelson Mandela
“When the water starts boiling it is foolish to turn off the heat.” – Nelson Mandela
"Sometimes you have to be a bitch to get things done." – Madonna
“Sometimes you have to be a bitch to get things done.” – Madonna
"I was like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me." – Isaac Newton
“I was like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, …
"In every great time there is some one idea at work which is more powerful than any other, and which shapes the events of the time and determines their ultimate issues." – Francis Bacon Sr.
“In every great time there is some one idea at work which is more powerful than any other, and which shapes the events of the …
"Were I called on to define, very briefly, the term art, I should call it "the Reproduction of what the senses perceive in nature through the veil of the mist" – Edgar Allan Poe
“Were I called on to define, very briefly, the term art, I should call it “the Reproduction of what the senses perceive in nature through …
"The secret of getting things done is to act." – Dante Alighieri
“The secret of getting things done is to act.” – Dante Alighieri
"My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness." – Dalai Lama
“My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.” – Dalai Lama
"When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having, just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road, without thought on anything but the ride you are taking." – Arthur Conan Doyle Sr.
“When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having, just mount a bicycle and …
"Share everything. Don’t take things that aren’t yours. Put things back where you found them." – Robert Fulghum
“Share everything. Don’t take things that aren’t yours. Put things back where you found them.” – Robert Fulghum
"The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions." – Leonardo da Vinci
“The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.” – Leonardo da Vinci
"You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do." – Henry Ford
“You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do.” – Henry Ford
"In charity there is no excess." – Francis Bacon Sr.
“In charity there is no excess.” – Francis Bacon Sr.
"From childhood’s hour I have not been<br/>As others were–I have not seen<br/>As others saw." – Edgar Allan Poe
“From childhood’s hour I have not beenAs others were–I have not seenAs others saw.” – Edgar Allan Poe
"I am often amazed at how much more capability and enthusiasm for science there is among elementary school youngsters than among college students." – Dr. Carl Sagan
“I am often amazed at how much more capability and enthusiasm for science there is among elementary school youngsters than among college students.” – Dr. …
"Knowledge will give you power, but character respect." – Bruce Lee
“Knowledge will give you power, but character respect.” – Bruce Lee
Gehirn: ein Organ, mit dem wir denken, dass wir denken. ~~~ Ambrose Bierce
Gehirn: ein Organ, mit dem wir denken, dass wir denken. Ambrose Bierce
Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties. -Aesop
Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties. -Aesop
"As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others." – Nelson Mandela
“As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” – Nelson Mandela
"When written in Chinese, the word "crisis" is composed of two characters-one represents danger, and the other represents opportunity." – John Fitzgerald Kennedy
“When written in Chinese, the word “crisis” is composed of two characters-one represents danger, and the other represents opportunity.” – John Fitzgerald Kennedy
"Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what’s right." – Isaac Asimov
“Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what’s right.” – Isaac Asimov
"I keep the subject of my inquiry constantly before me, and wait till the first dawning opens gradually, by little and little, into a full and clear light" – Isaac Newton
“I keep the subject of my inquiry constantly before me, and wait till the first dawning opens gradually, by little and little, into a full …
"You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him discover it in himself." – Galileo Galilei
“You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him discover it in himself.” – Galileo Galilei
"There are moments when, even to the sober eye of Reason, the world of our sad humanity must assume the aspect of Hell" – Edgar Allan Poe
“There are moments when, even to the sober eye of Reason, the world of our sad humanity must assume the aspect of Hell” – Edgar …
"The sky was dark and gloomy, the air was damp and raw, the streets were wet and sloppy. The smoke hung sluggishly above the chimney-tops as if it lacked the courage to rise, and the rain came slowly and doggedly down, as if it had not even the spirit to pour." – Charles Dickens
“The sky was dark and gloomy, the air was damp and raw, the streets were wet and sloppy. The smoke hung sluggishly above the chimney-tops …
"sobbed like a child in the chimney" – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
“sobbed like a child in the chimney” – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace." – Jimi Hendrix
“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.” – Jimi Hendrix
"It is a universal truth that the loss of liberty at home is to be charged to the provisions against danger, real or pretended, from abroad." – James Madison
“It is a universal truth that the loss of liberty at home is to be charged to the provisions against danger, real or pretended, from …
"For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others." – Nelson Mandela
“For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of …
"Tomorrow hopes we have learned something from yesterday." – John Wayne
“Tomorrow hopes we have learned something from yesterday.” – John Wayne
"When a wife has a good husband it is easily seen in her face." – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“When a wife has a good husband it is easily seen in her face.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"Trials are medicines which our gracious and wise Physician prescribes because we need them; and he proportions the frequency and weight of them to what the case requires. Let us trust his skill and thank him for his prescription." – Isaac Newton
“Trials are medicines which our gracious and wise Physician prescribes because we need them; and he proportions the frequency and weight of them to what …
"A heart well worth winning, and well won. A heart that, once won, goes through fire and water for the winner, and never changes, and is never daunted." – Charles Dickens
“A heart well worth winning, and well won. A heart that, once won, goes through fire and water for the winner, and never changes, and …