"Love is the best thing in the world, and the thing that lives the longest" – Henry Van Dyke
“Love is the best thing in the world, and the thing that lives the longest” – Henry Van Dyke
Month: May 2010
"The error of one moment becomes the sorrow of a whole life" – Chinese Proverbs
“The error of one moment becomes the sorrow of a whole life” – Chinese Proverbs
"Judgment is not upon all occasions required, but discretion always is" – Lord Chesterfield
“Judgment is not upon all occasions required, but discretion always is” – Lord Chesterfield
"To live for a time close to great minds is the best kind of education." – John Buchan
“To live for a time close to great minds is the best kind of education.” – John Buchan
"Love is like the wild rose-briar; Friendship like the holly-tree. The holly is dark when the rose-briar blooms, But which will bloom most constantly?" – Emily Bronte
“Love is like the wild rose-briar; Friendship like the holly-tree. The holly is dark when the rose-briar blooms, But which will bloom most constantly?” – …
"If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more." – Jane Austen
“If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more.” – Jane Austen
"[John Foster Dulles] invented Brinkmanship, the most popular game since Monopoly." – Richard Armour
“ invented Brinkmanship, the most popular game since Monopoly.” – Richard Armour
"Anger and intolerance are the twin enemies of correct understanding" – Mahatma Gandhi
“Anger and intolerance are the twin enemies of correct understanding” – Mahatma Gandhi
Atombombe: Waffe, die Heldentum überflüssig macht. ~~~ Ron Kritzfeld
Atombombe: Waffe, die Heldentum überflüssig macht. Ron Kritzfeld
To change and change for the better are two different things -Proverb, German
To change and change for the better are two different things -Proverb, German
"Your destiny is that of a man, and your vows those of a god." – Voltaire
“Your destiny is that of a man, and your vows those of a god.” – Voltaire
"If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under." – Ronald Reagan
“If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under.” – Ronald Reagan
"All beliefs are bald ideas." – Francis Picabia
“All beliefs are bald ideas.” – Francis Picabia
"A man has honor if he holds himself to an ideal of conduct though it is inconvenient, unprofitable, or dangerous to do so." – Walter Lippmann
“A man has honor if he holds himself to an ideal of conduct though it is inconvenient, unprofitable, or dangerous to do so.” – Walter …
"Have you ever noticed? Anybody going slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac" – George Carlin
“Have you ever noticed? Anybody going slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac” – George Carlin
"I’ve learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back." – Maya Angelou
“I’ve learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back.” …
"You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty." – Mahatma Gandhi
“You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become …
"There is delight in singing, though none hear beside the singer" – Walter Savage Landor
“There is delight in singing, though none hear beside the singer” – Walter Savage Landor
"Love is a given, hatred is acquired." – Doug Horton
“Love is a given, hatred is acquired.” – Doug Horton
"Love teaches even asses to dance" – French Proverb
“Love teaches even asses to dance” – French Proverb
"First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do." – Epictetus
“First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.” – Epictetus
"There is a loftier ambition than merely to stand high in the world. It is to stoop down and lift mankind a little higher." – Henry Van Dyke
“There is a loftier ambition than merely to stand high in the world. It is to stoop down and lift mankind a little higher.” – …
"Sex. In America an obsession. In other parts of the world a fact." – Marlene Dietrich
“Sex. In America an obsession. In other parts of the world a fact.” – Marlene Dietrich
"Good humor is the health of the soul, sadness its poison" – Lord Chesterfield
“Good humor is the health of the soul, sadness its poison” – Lord Chesterfield
"How well I know what I mean to do / When the long, dark autumn-evenings come." – Robert Browning
“How well I know what I mean to do / When the long, dark autumn-evenings come.” – Robert Browning
"Remember that the most valuable antiques are dear old friends." – H. Jackson Brown Jr.
“Remember that the most valuable antiques are dear old friends.” – H. Jackson Brown Jr.
"Politics, it seems to me, for years, or all too long, has been concerned with right or left instead of right or wrong." – Richard Armour
“Politics, it seems to me, for years, or all too long, has been concerned with right or left instead of right or wrong.” – Richard …
"Why do you stay in prison<br/>when the door is so wide open?<br/><br/>Move outside the tangle of fear-thinking.<br/>Live in silence." – Jalal ad-Din Rumi
“Why do you stay in prisonwhen the door is so wide open? Move outside the tangle of fear-thinking.Live in silence.” – Jalal ad-Din Rumi
"Laurel Valley never quits and never gave up. They took it right to us, particularly right before the half." – Ab Dettorre
“Laurel Valley never quits and never gave up. They took it right to us, particularly right before the half.” – Ab Dettorre
"Those who know how to think need no teachers." – Mahatma Gandhi
“Those who know how to think need no teachers.” – Mahatma Gandhi
"To accept good advice is but to increase one’s own ability" – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“To accept good advice is but to increase one’s own ability” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"His was like a vodka shot and a snort of coke kind of thing. Uh, sorry for all those drug references." – Johnny Weir
“His was like a vodka shot and a snort of coke kind of thing. Uh, sorry for all those drug references.” – Johnny Weir
"In large quantities, that’s dangerous to wildlife." – Don Stowe
“In large quantities, that’s dangerous to wildlife.” – Don Stowe
"Men can acquire knowledge, but not wisdom. Some of the greatest fools ever known were learned men." – Spanish Proverb
“Men can acquire knowledge, but not wisdom. Some of the greatest fools ever known were learned men.” – Spanish Proverb
"The meaning of things lies not in the things themselves, but in our attitude towards them." – Antoine de Saint-Exupery
“The meaning of things lies not in the things themselves, but in our attitude towards them.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupery
"What cannot be removed, becomes lighter through patience" – Latin Proverb
“What cannot be removed, becomes lighter through patience” – Latin Proverb
"The next time they give you all that civic bullshit about voting, keep in mind that Hitler was elected in a full, free democratic election" – George Carlin
“The next time they give you all that civic bullshit about voting, keep in mind that Hitler was elected in a full, free democratic election” …
"Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh." – George Bernard Shaw
“Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh.” – George Bernard Shaw
"Woman understands children better than man does, but man is more childlike than woman" – Friedrich Nietzsche
“Woman understands children better than man does, but man is more childlike than woman” – Friedrich Nietzsche
"Beware so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance" – Jean de La Fontaine
“Beware so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance” – Jean de La Fontaine