May 2010 – Page 67 – Dictionary of Quotes

"Divorce is the sacrament of adultery." – French Proverb

“Divorce is the sacrament of adultery.” – French Proverb

"There are only three things to be done with a woman. You can love her, suffer for her, or turn her into literature." – Lawrence Durrell

“There are only three things to be done with a woman. You can love her, suffer for her, or turn her into literature.” – Lawrence …

"A mother is a mother still, The holiest thing alive" – Samuel Taylor Coleridge

“A mother is a mother still, The holiest thing alive” – Samuel Taylor Coleridge

"A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world; but very few real friends." – Chinese Proverbs

“A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world; but very few real friends.” – …

"The flag went up very fast, in violation of historic district laws. I’m not sure how it happened. But all this fervor could have been prevented. Unfortunately, people focused on the flag, not the issue of the procedures. Our procedures are no less important than any other board or commission." – Robert Brown

“The flag went up very fast, in violation of historic district laws. I’m not sure how it happened. But all this fervor could have been …

"If he loved with all the powers of his puny being, he couldn’t love as much in eighty years as I could in a day. and Catherine has a heart as deep as I have: the sea could be as readily contained in that horse-trough as her whole affection be monopolised by him." – Emily Bronte

“If he loved with all the powers of his puny being, he couldn’t love as much in eighty years as I could in a day. …

"The most dangerous of our calculations are those we call illusions." – Georges Bernanos

“The most dangerous of our calculations are those we call illusions.” – Georges Bernanos

"I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle." – Jane Austen

“I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle.” – Jane Austen

"It is easy to perform a good action, but not easy to acquire a settled habit of performing such actions." – Aristotle

“It is easy to perform a good action, but not easy to acquire a settled habit of performing such actions.” – Aristotle

Wir dürfen das Weltall nicht einengen, um es den Grenzen unseres Vorstellungsvermögens anzupassen, wie der Mensch es bisher zu tun pflegte. Wir müssen vielmehr unser Wissen ausdehnen, so dass es das Bild des Weltalls zu fassen vermag. ~~~ Francis Bacon

Wir dürfen das Weltall nicht einengen, um es den Grenzen unseres Vorstellungsvermögens anzupassen, wie der Mensch es bisher zu tun pflegte. Wir müssen vielmehr unser …

Domingo, Placido

The high note is not the only thing. Domingo, Placido quotes

Duras, Marguerite

Acting doesn’t bring anything to a text. On the contrary, it detracts from it. Duras, Marguerite quotes

Isha McKenzie-Mavinga

“On reflection, one of the things I needed to learn was to allow myself to be loved.” Isha McKenzie-Mavinga quotes

"The past, the present and the future are really one: they are today." – Harriet Beecher Stowe

“The past, the present and the future are really one: they are today.” – Harriet Beecher Stowe

"There is no happiness; there are only moments of happiness." – Spanish Proverb

“There is no happiness; there are only moments of happiness.” – Spanish Proverb

"And now, once again, I bid my hideous progeny go forth and prosper. I have an affection for it, for it was the offspring of happy days, when death and grief were but words, which found no true echo in my heart." – Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

“And now, once again, I bid my hideous progeny go forth and prosper. I have an affection for it, for it was the offspring of …

"Without a family, man, alone in the world, trembles with the cold." – Andre Maurois

“Without a family, man, alone in the world, trembles with the cold.” – Andre Maurois

"If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend six hours sharpening my ax" – Abraham Lincoln

“If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend six hours sharpening my ax” – Abraham Lincoln

"You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind." – Mahatma Gandhi

“You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind.” – Mahatma Gandhi

"A person’s a person, no matter how small." – Dr. Seuss

“A person’s a person, no matter how small.” – Dr. Seuss

"Be your own hero, it’s cheaper than a movie ticket." – Doug Horton

“Be your own hero, it’s cheaper than a movie ticket.” – Doug Horton

"Sweet spring, full of sweet days and roses, A box where sweets compacted lie" – George Herbert

“Sweet spring, full of sweet days and roses, A box where sweets compacted lie” – George Herbert

"There is no personal charm so great as the charm of a cheerful temperament." – Henry Van Dyke

“There is no personal charm so great as the charm of a cheerful temperament.” – Henry Van Dyke

"The richest love is that which submits to the arbitration of time." – Lawrence Durrell

“The richest love is that which submits to the arbitration of time.” – Lawrence Durrell

"I know the joy of fishes in the river through my own joy, as I go walking along the same river." – Chuang Tzu

“I know the joy of fishes in the river through my own joy, as I go walking along the same river.” – Chuang Tzu

"He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a question remains a fool forever" – Chinese Proverbs

“He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a question remains a fool forever” – Chinese Proverbs

"I cannot express it: but surely you and everybody have a notion that there is, or should be, an existence of yours beyond you." – Emily Bronte

“I cannot express it: but surely you and everybody have a notion that there is, or should be, an existence of yours beyond you.” – …

"Our love must not be a thing of words and fine talk. It must be a thing of action and sincerity (1 John 3:18)." – Bible

“Our love must not be a thing of words and fine talk. It must be a thing of action and sincerity (1 John 3:18).” – …

"Every tree and plant in the meadow seemed to be dancing, those which average eyes would see as fixed and still" – Jalal ad-Din Rumi

“Every tree and plant in the meadow seemed to be dancing, those which average eyes would see as fixed and still” – Jalal ad-Din Rumi

"Who does not go with you, go with him" – Arabian Proverb

“Who does not go with you, go with him” – Arabian Proverb

"Promise me you’ll always remember: You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. Christopher Robin to Pooh" – A. A. Milne

“Promise me you’ll always remember: You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. Christopher Robin to Pooh” – …