May 2010 – Page 180 – Dictionary of Quotes

"What most persons consider as virtue, after the age of 40 is simply a loss of energy" – Voltaire

“What most persons consider as virtue, after the age of 40 is simply a loss of energy” – Voltaire

"Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born." – Anais Nin

“Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new …

"Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail" – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

"I laugh, I love, I hope, I try, I hurt, I need, I fear, I cry. And I know you do the same things too, So we’re really not that different, me and you." – Colin Raye

“I laugh, I love, I hope, I try, I hurt, I need, I fear, I cry. And I know you do the same things too, …

"This is my 30th-year anniversary with the band, and I’ve never enjoyed it more. Everyone is more relaxed, and I think the music is better for it." – Ron Wood

“This is my 30th-year anniversary with the band, and I’ve never enjoyed it more. Everyone is more relaxed, and I think the music is better …

"Kissing is a means of getting two people so close together that they can’t see anything wrong with each other." – Rene Yasenek

“Kissing is a means of getting two people so close together that they can’t see anything wrong with each other.” – Rene Yasenek

"All discarded lovers should be given a second chance, but with somebody else." – Mae West

“All discarded lovers should be given a second chance, but with somebody else.” – Mae West

"We’ve had several people get engaged here on Valentine’s Day. One time we put an engagement ring in the glass of wine so when she started drinking it she noticed the ring. I actually suggested that to the guy because that’s what I did when I got engaged. One year we even had a wedding on Valentine’s Day." – Edward Davis

“We’ve had several people get engaged here on Valentine’s Day. One time we put an engagement ring in the glass of wine so when she …

"When I approach a child, he inspires in me two sentiments; tenderness for what he is, and respect for what he may become." – Louis Pasteur

“When I approach a child, he inspires in me two sentiments; tenderness for what he is, and respect for what he may become.” – Louis …

"It is my living sentiment, and by the blessing of God it shall be my dying sentiment, independence now and independence forever." – Daniel Webster

“It is my living sentiment, and by the blessing of God it shall be my dying sentiment, independence now and independence forever.” – Daniel Webster

"Whether we regard the Women’s Liberation movement as a serious threat, a passing convulsion, or a fashionable idiocy, it is a movement that mounts an attack on practically everything that women value today and introduces the language and sentiments of political confrontation into the area of personal relationships." – Arianna Stassinopoulos

“Whether we regard the Women’s Liberation movement as a serious threat, a passing convulsion, or a fashionable idiocy, it is a movement that mounts an …

"Sweet, bid me hold my tongue,<br/>For in this rapture I shall surely speak<br/>The thing I shall repent." – William Shakespeare

“Sweet, bid me hold my tongue,For in this rapture I shall surely speakThe thing I shall repent.” – William Shakespeare

"That depends on whether or not he likes you. He is inclined to nickname you based on the way that you look. He is sort of the ugly part of us that says the things we may be thinking but are afraid to say. The only endearing name he has for anyone is Kate." – Damon Lindelof

“That depends on whether or not he likes you. He is inclined to nickname you based on the way that you look. He is sort …

"Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion." – Hebbel

“Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.” – Hebbel

"The dove descending breaks the air / With flame of incandescent terror." – T.S. Eliot

“The dove descending breaks the air / With flame of incandescent terror.” – T.S. Eliot

"It’s easier to be faithful to a restaurant than it is to a woman." – Federico Fellini

“It’s easier to be faithful to a restaurant than it is to a woman.” – Federico Fellini

"The strength of women comes from the fact that psychology cannot explain us. Men can be analyzed, women merely adored." – Oscar Wilde

“The strength of women comes from the fact that psychology cannot explain us. Men can be analyzed, women merely adored.” – Oscar Wilde

"Love is not to be purchased, and affection has no price." – St. Jerome

“Love is not to be purchased, and affection has no price.” – St. Jerome

Der Kopf ist rund, damit das Denken die Richtung ändern kann. ~~~ Francis Picabia

Der Kopf ist rund, damit das Denken die Richtung ändern kann. Francis Picabia

"I kissed thee ere I killed thee — no way but this,<br/>Killing myself, to die upon a kiss." – William Shakespeare

“I kissed thee ere I killed thee — no way but this,Killing myself, to die upon a kiss.” – William Shakespeare

"I want the dead lovers of the world to hear our laughter and grow sad. I want a breath of our passion to stir their dust into consciosness, to wake their ashes in pain." – Oscar Wilde

“I want the dead lovers of the world to hear our laughter and grow sad. I want a breath of our passion to stir their …

"I think Valentine’s day is more of a woman’s holiday. Women have more expectations." – Trish McDermott

“I think Valentine’s day is more of a woman’s holiday. Women have more expectations.” – Trish McDermott

"Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but manifestations of strength and resolution" – Kahlil Gibran

“Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but manifestations of strength and resolution” – Kahlil Gibran

"Them’s my sentiments" – William Makepeace Thackeray

“Them’s my sentiments” – William Makepeace Thackeray

"If one does not understand a person, one tends to regard him as a fool." – Carl Gustav Jung

“If one does not understand a person, one tends to regard him as a fool.” – Carl Gustav Jung

"Art and Religion are, then, two roads by which men escape from circumstance to ecstasy. Between aesthetic and religious rapture there is a family alliance. Art and Religion are means to similar states of mind." – Clive Bell

“Art and Religion are, then, two roads by which men escape from circumstance to ecstasy. Between aesthetic and religious rapture there is a family alliance. …

"May our mind be inclined towards virtuous deeds, acquiring strength and long-life! May we continue to see the glorious sight of Rising Sun for eternity!" – Yajur Veda

“May our mind be inclined towards virtuous deeds, acquiring strength and long-life! May we continue to see the glorious sight of Rising Sun for eternity!” …

"If I take my whole, passionate, spiritual and physical love to the woman who in return loves me, that is how I serve God. And my hymn and my game of joy is my work." – D.H. Lawrence

“If I take my whole, passionate, spiritual and physical love to the woman who in return loves me, that is how I serve God. And …

"A cat’s rage is beautiful, burning with pure cat flame, all its hair standing up and crackling blue sparks, eyes blazing and sputtering." – William S. Burroughs

“A cat’s rage is beautiful, burning with pure cat flame, all its hair standing up and crackling blue sparks, eyes blazing and sputtering.” – William …

"Be slow to fall into friendship, but when thou art in, continue firm and constant." – Socrates

“Be slow to fall into friendship, but when thou art in, continue firm and constant.” – Socrates

"Adore, v.: To venerate expectantly." – Ambrose Bierce

“Adore, v.: To venerate expectantly.” – Ambrose Bierce

"When we are young and again when we are old, we depend heavily on the affection of others. Between these stages we usually feel that we can do everything without help from others and that other people’s affection is simply not important. But at this stage I think it is very important to keep deep human affection." – Dalai Lama

“When we are young and again when we are old, we depend heavily on the affection of others. Between these stages we usually feel that …

"But when I come off stage, I do not want adulation, I do not want to be worshipped." – John Fahey

“But when I come off stage, I do not want adulation, I do not want to be worshipped.” – John Fahey

"For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul." – Judy Garland

“For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.” – Judy …

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