May 2010 – Page 95 – Dictionary of Quotes

"Joy’s recollection is no longer joy, while sorrow’s memory is sorrow still" – Lord Byron

“Joy’s recollection is no longer joy, while sorrow’s memory is sorrow still” – Lord Byron

"Iraq began destroying those missiles they don’t have over the weekend. See, President Bush may be the smartest military president in history. First, he gets Iraq to destroy all of their own weapons. Then he declares war." – Jay Leno

“Iraq began destroying those missiles they don’t have over the weekend. See, President Bush may be the smartest military president in history. First, he gets …

"I postpone death by living, by suffering, by error, by risking, by giving, by losing." – Anais Nin

“I postpone death by living, by suffering, by error, by risking, by giving, by losing.” – Anais Nin

"Maturity is a bitter disappointment for which no remedy exists, unless laughter can be said to remedy anything." – Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

“Maturity is a bitter disappointment for which no remedy exists, unless laughter can be said to remedy anything.” – Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

Reue ist Verstand, der zu spät kommt. ~~~ Ernst Freiherr von Feuchtersleben

Reue ist Verstand, der zu spät kommt. Ernst Freiherr von Feuchtersleben

"We’re only a weekend through this and it feels like a month. But we’re doing fine." – Joe Peel

“We’re only a weekend through this and it feels like a month. But we’re doing fine.” – Joe Peel

"Never give advice unasked" – German Proverb

“Never give advice unasked” – German Proverb

"I live a normal life, I take care of our baby, I cook, and I look forward to the weekend so I can spend some time with my husband. It’s the kind of change we all secretly dream of, but which isn’t always easy to deal with." – Angela Lindvall

“I live a normal life, I take care of our baby, I cook, and I look forward to the weekend so I can spend some …

Our favorite attitude should be gratitude -Ziglar, Zig

"If I do not return to the pulpit this weekend, millions of people will go to hell" – Jimmy Swaggart

“If I do not return to the pulpit this weekend, millions of people will go to hell” – Jimmy Swaggart

Witze kann man nur dann aus dem Ärmel schütteln, wenn man sie vorher hineingesteckt hat. ~~~ Rudi Carrell

Witze kann man nur dann aus dem Ärmel schütteln, wenn man sie vorher hineingesteckt hat. Rudi Carrell

"What good is a cow that neither gives milk nor conceives? Similarly, what is the value of the birth of a son if he becomes neither learned nor a pure devotee of the Lord?" – Chanakya

“What good is a cow that neither gives milk nor conceives? Similarly, what is the value of the birth of a son if he becomes …

"Hunger, love, pain, fear are some of those inner forces which rule the individual’s instinct for self preservation." – Albert Einstein

“Hunger, love, pain, fear are some of those inner forces which rule the individual’s instinct for self preservation.” – Albert Einstein

"A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It’s jolted by every pebble on the road." – Henry Ward Beecher

“A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It’s jolted by every pebble on the road.” – Henry Ward Beecher

Latin Proverb: One against whom accusations when …

One against whom accusations when made are easily believed. Latin Proverb Proverb Link: One against whom accusations when …See More: Latin Proverbs (2052 Proverbs) Latin …

"Men are my hobby, if I ever got married I’d have to give it up." – Mae West

“Men are my hobby, if I ever got married I’d have to give it up.” – Mae West

Georg Wilhelm

“Nothing great in the world has been accomplished without passion.” Georg Wilhelm quotes

Herbert W. Boyer

“Wonder is what sets us apart from other life forms. No other species wonders about the meaning of existence or the complexity of the universe …

"True courage is not the brutal force of vulgar heroes, but the firm resolve of virtue and reason." – Alfred North Whitehead

“True courage is not the brutal force of vulgar heroes, but the firm resolve of virtue and reason.” – Alfred North Whitehead

"I married your mother because I wanted children, imagine my disappointment when you came along." – Groucho Marx

“I married your mother because I wanted children, imagine my disappointment when you came along.” – Groucho Marx

The jury consist of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer. -Frost, Robert

"Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment." – Benjamin Franklin

“Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the …

Wer die Freiheit aufgibt, um Sicherheit zu gewinnen, wird am Ende beides verlieren. ~~~ Benjamin Franklin

Wer die Freiheit aufgibt, um Sicherheit zu gewinnen, wird am Ende beides verlieren. Benjamin Franklin

"Dad always thought laughter was the best medicine, which I guess is why several of us died of tuberculosis." – Jack Handy

“Dad always thought laughter was the best medicine, which I guess is why several of us died of tuberculosis.” – Jack Handy

"Kissing-and I mean like, yummy, smacking kissing – is the most delicious, most beautiful and passionate thing that two people can do, bar none. Better than sex, hands down." – Drew Barrymore

“Kissing-and I mean like, yummy, smacking kissing – is the most delicious, most beautiful and passionate thing that two people can do, bar none. Better …

"The one thing children wear out faster than shoes is parents." – John J. Plomp

“The one thing children wear out faster than shoes is parents.” – John J. Plomp

After silence that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music. -Huxley, Aldous

Man muss viel gelernt haben, um über das, was man nicht weiß, fragen zu können. ~~~ Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Man muss viel gelernt haben, um über das, was man nicht weiß, fragen zu können. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

A barrier is of ideas, not of things. -Caine, Mark

"For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else." – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

"A student never forgets an encouraging private word, when it is given with sincere respect and admiration." – William Lyon Phelps

“A student never forgets an encouraging private word, when it is given with sincere respect and admiration.” – William Lyon Phelps

Sterben kann gar nicht so schwer sein – bisher hat es noch jeder geschafft. ~~~ Norman Mailer

Sterben kann gar nicht so schwer sein – bisher hat es noch jeder geschafft. Norman Mailer

"Men go abroad to admire the heights of mountains, the mighty billows of the sea, the broad tides of rivers, the compass of the ocean, and the circuits of the stars, and pass themselves by." – Saint Augustine

“Men go abroad to admire the heights of mountains, the mighty billows of the sea, the broad tides of rivers, the compass of the ocean, …

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