"Be wiser than other people if you can; but do not tell them so." – Lord Chesterfield
“Be wiser than other people if you can; but do not tell them so.” – Lord Chesterfield
Month: May 2010
"A racehorse that consistently runs just a second faster than another horse is worth millions of dollars more. Be willing to give that extra effort that separates the winner from the one in second place." – H. Jackson Brown Jr.
“A racehorse that consistently runs just a second faster than another horse is worth millions of dollars more. Be willing to give that extra effort …
"A person who has not done one half his day’s work by ten o clock, runs a chance of leaving the other half undone." – Emily Bronte
“A person who has not done one half his day’s work by ten o clock, runs a chance of leaving the other half undone.” – …
"The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law (Galatians 5:22)" – Bible
“The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law (Galatians 5:22)” …
"For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbors, and laugh at them in our turn?" – Jane Austen
“For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbors, and laugh at them in our turn?” – Jane Austen
"Rockefeller made his money in oil, which he discovered at the bottom of wells. Oil was considered crude in those days, but so was Rockefeller. Now both are considered quite refined." – Richard Armour
“Rockefeller made his money in oil, which he discovered at the bottom of wells. Oil was considered crude in those days, but so was Rockefeller. …
"Judge a man by the reputation of his enemies" – Arabian Proverb
“Judge a man by the reputation of his enemies” – Arabian Proverb
"I feel very good because I am doing a little bit better than I expected. I did not expect it to be this easy, but my game is coming together pretty well." – Ai Miyazato
“I feel very good because I am doing a little bit better than I expected. I did not expect it to be this easy, but …
"We are always the same age inside" – Gertrude Stein
“We are always the same age inside” – Gertrude Stein
Ich hatte vom Feeling her ein gutes Gefühl. ~~~ Andreas Möller
Ich hatte vom Feeling her ein gutes Gefühl. Andreas Möller
"Of all the needs (there are none imaginary) a lonely child has, the one that must be satisfied, if there is going to be hope and a hope of wholeness, is the unshaken need for an unshakable God." – Maya Angelou
“Of all the needs (there are none imaginary) a lonely child has, the one that must be satisfied, if there is going to be hope …
"Beauty Passes, wisdom remains." – Turkish Proverb
“Beauty Passes, wisdom remains.” – Turkish Proverb
"What one does, one becomes" – Spanish Proverb
“What one does, one becomes” – Spanish Proverb
"We haven’t announced anything and we don’t really have anything in development, but we’re experimenting and we’re building some new prototypes. My guess is the next game we publish will be something different, something completely unexpected." – Bruce Shelley
“We haven’t announced anything and we don’t really have anything in development, but we’re experimenting and we’re building some new prototypes. My guess is the …
"I have no right, by anything I do or say, to demean a human being in his own eyes. What matters is not what I think of him; it is what he thinks of himself. To undermine a man’s self-respect is a sin." – Antoine de Saint-Exupery
“I have no right, by anything I do or say, to demean a human being in his own eyes. What matters is not what I …
"Between my head and my hand, there is always the face of death." – Francis Picabia
“Between my head and my hand, there is always the face of death.” – Francis Picabia
"To have nothing is not poverty" – Latin Proverb
“To have nothing is not poverty” – Latin Proverb
"We are no longer happy so soon as we wish to be happier." – Walter Savage Landor
“We are no longer happy so soon as we wish to be happier.” – Walter Savage Landor
"It is not what we get. But who we become, what we contribute… that gives meaning to our lives." – Anthony Robbins
“It is not what we get. But who we become, what we contribute… that gives meaning to our lives.” – Anthony Robbins
"Don’t back down just to keep the peace. Standing up for your beliefs builds self-confidence and self-esteem." – Oprah Winfrey
“Don’t back down just to keep the peace. Standing up for your beliefs builds self-confidence and self-esteem.” – Oprah Winfrey
"I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living." – Dr. Seuss
“I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.” – Dr. Seuss
"If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough" – Albert Einstein
“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough” – Albert Einstein
"We talk on principle, but we act on interest" – Walter Savage Landor
“We talk on principle, but we act on interest” – Walter Savage Landor
"Beauty is variable, ugliness is constant." – Doug Horton
“Beauty is variable, ugliness is constant.” – Doug Horton
"He that cannot forgive others, breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass if he would ever reach heaven; for everyone has need to be forgiven" – George Herbert
“He that cannot forgive others, breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass if he would ever reach heaven; for everyone has need to …
"A star looks down at me, / And says: `Here I and you / Stand, each in our degree: / What do you mean to do?’" – Thomas Hardy
“A star looks down at me, / And says: `Here I and you / Stand, each in our degree: / What do you mean to …
"There are no miracles for those that have no faith in them." – French Proverb
“There are no miracles for those that have no faith in them.” – French Proverb
"We must not believe the many, who say that only free people ought to be educated, but we should rather believe the philosophers who say that only the educated are free" – Epictetus
“We must not believe the many, who say that only free people ought to be educated, but we should rather believe the philosophers who say …
"The highest form of ignorance is when you reject something you don’t know anything about." – Wayne Dyer
“The highest form of ignorance is when you reject something you don’t know anything about.” – Wayne Dyer
"For us artists there waits the joyous compromise through art with all that wounded or defeated us in daily life; in this way, not to evade destiny, as the ordinary people try to do, but to fulfil it in its true potential /the imagination." – Lawrence Durrell
“For us artists there waits the joyous compromise through art with all that wounded or defeated us in daily life; in this way, not to …
"In a rich man’s house there is no place to spit but his face." – Diogenes of Sinope
“In a rich man’s house there is no place to spit but his face.” – Diogenes of Sinope
"The most happy marriage I can imagine to myself would be the union of a deaf man to a blind woman." – Samuel Taylor Coleridge
“The most happy marriage I can imagine to myself would be the union of a deaf man to a blind woman.” – Samuel Taylor Coleridge
"You can’t hire someone to practice for you." – H. Jackson Brown Jr.
“You can’t hire someone to practice for you.” – H. Jackson Brown Jr.
"I’ll walk where my own nature would be leading: It vexes me to choose another guide." – Emily Bronte
“I’ll walk where my own nature would be leading: It vexes me to choose another guide.” – Emily Bronte
"Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when dreams come true, there is life and joy. Proverbs 13:12 (NLT)" – Bible
“Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when dreams come true, there is life and joy. Proverbs 13:12 (NLT)” – Bible
"Fact is Our Lord knew all about the power of money: He gave capitalism a tiny niche in His scheme of things, He gave it a chance, He even provided a first installment of funds. Can you beat that? It’s so magnificent. God despises nothing. After all, if the deal had come off, Judas would probably have endowed sanatoriums, hospitals, public libraries or laboratories." – Georges Bernanos
“Fact is Our Lord knew all about the power of money: He gave capitalism a tiny niche in His scheme of things, He gave it …
"A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life." – Henry Ward Beecher
“A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.” – Henry Ward Beecher
"All the privilege I claim for my own sex . . . is that of loving longest, when existence or when hope is gone." – Jane Austen
“All the privilege I claim for my own sex . . . is that of loving longest, when existence or when hope is gone.” – …
"I must get more confidence with my putting shots. I just need more experience. If I can play a little bit better, I will get closer to scoring a 10-under par." – Ai Miyazato
“I must get more confidence with my putting shots. I just need more experience. If I can play a little bit better, I will get …
"So much has been said and sung of beautiful young girls, why doesn’t somebody wake up to the beauty of old women" – Harriet Beecher Stowe
“So much has been said and sung of beautiful young girls, why doesn’t somebody wake up to the beauty of old women” – Harriet Beecher …