July 2010 – Page 10 – Dictionary of Quotes

Ambition and love are the wings to great deeds. -Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

"Effort is only effort when it begins to hurt." – Jose Ortega y Gasset

“Effort is only effort when it begins to hurt.” – Jose Ortega y Gasset

Hay, Ian

War is hell and all that, but it has a good deal to recommend it. It wipes out all the small nuisances of peace-time. Hay, …

Taylor, Sid

Wisdom is perishable. Unlike information or knowledge, it cannot be stored in a computer or recorded in a book. It expires with each passing generation. …

Franz, Dennis

For lack of a better term, they’ve labeled me a sex symbol. It’s flattering and it should happen to every bald, overweight guy. Franz, Dennis …

Olmedo, Jose Joaquin

He who does not hope to win has already lost. Olmedo, Jose Joaquin quotes

Gersonides

A peace that comes from fear and not from the heart is the opposite of peace. Gersonides quotes

"The only service a friend can really render is to keep your courage by holding up to you a mirror in which you can see a noble image of yourself" – George Bernard Shaw

“The only service a friend can really render is to keep your courage by holding up to you a mirror in which you can see …

Deep down, I’m pretty superficial. -Gardner, Ava

Intelligenz ist die Fähigkeit, seine Umgebung zu akzeptieren. ~~~ William Faulkner

Intelligenz ist die Fähigkeit, seine Umgebung zu akzeptieren. William Faulkner

The law is simply expediency wearing a long white dress. -Crisp, Quentin

Faulheit: der Hang zur Ruhe ohne vorhergehende Arbeit. ~~~ Immanuel Kant

Faulheit: der Hang zur Ruhe ohne vorhergehende Arbeit. Immanuel Kant

Es ist besser auszubrennen, als langsam zu

Es ist besser auszubrennen, als langsam zu verblassen. (It´s better to burn out, than to fade away.) (Neil Young)

Lope de Vega – 19/7/2010

Que si ha de dar un desengaño muerte, mejor es un engaño que da vida. Frases de Lope de Vega – 19/7/2010

Der Gedanke ist es, der das Wort adelt. (Gottfried Keller)

Geburtstag und ZITAT DES TAGES von heute: Gottfried Keller (19.7.1819 – 15.7.1890) Dichter, ‘Züricher Novellen’, ‘Die Leute von Seldwyla’, ‘Kleider machen Leute’ (Schweiz, 1819 – …

Layman P’ang

Als je geen aandacht schenkt aan het bestaan en niet hecht aan het niet-bestaan, ben je geen heilige of wijze, maar gewoon iemand die zijn …

There are several good protections against temptation, but the surest is cowardice. -Twain, Mark

A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new. -Einstein, Albert

Wer nicht mehr liebt und nicht mehr irrt, der lasse sich begraben. ~~~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Wer nicht mehr liebt und nicht mehr irrt, der lasse sich begraben. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Birds of a feather flock together. -Proverb

Wer spät im Leben sich verstellen lernt, der hat den Schein der Ehrlichkeit voraus. ~~~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Wer spät im Leben sich verstellen lernt, der hat den Schein der Ehrlichkeit voraus. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

I can’t afford to pay them any other way. -Carnegie, Andrew

Es ist mehr wert, jederzeit die Achtung der Menschen zu haben, als gelegentlich ihre Bewunderung. ~~~ Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Es ist mehr wert, jederzeit die Achtung der Menschen zu haben, als gelegentlich ihre Bewunderung. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Goede literatuur bezit het vermogen ons met andermans ogen te laten zien. -Komrij, Gerrit

Wer interessieren will, muss provozieren. ~~~ Salvador Dali

Wer interessieren will, muss provozieren. Salvador Dali

Waiter Rant

“Sometimes people are on the outside looking in because they don?t have any money. But sometimes people are on the outside looking in because they …

Henry S. Haskins

“The time to stop talking is when the other person nods his head affirmatively but says nothing.” Henry S. Haskins quotes

Male supremacy has kept woman down. It has not knocked her out. -Luce, Clare Boothe

"I once sent a dozen of my friends a telegram saying ‘flee at once – all is discovered.’ They all left town immediately." – Mark Twain

“I once sent a dozen of my friends a telegram saying ‘flee at once – all is discovered.’ They all left town immediately.” – Mark …

"Why shall he perform bad Karma who has been properly nurtured for many a thousand months and years?" – Rig Veda

“Why shall he perform bad Karma who has been properly nurtured for many a thousand months and years?” – Rig Veda

"There’s only so much you can learn in one place. The more that you wait, the more time that you waste." – Madonna

“There’s only so much you can learn in one place. The more that you wait, the more time that you waste.” – Madonna

Mcluhan, Marshall

It is the weak and confused who worship the pseudosimplicities of brutal directness. Mcluhan, Marshall quotes

Grimke, Angelina

I have not placed reading before praying because I regard it more important, but because, in order to pray aright, we must understand what we …

"A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend. A successful woman is one who can find such a man." – Lana Turner

“A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend. A successful woman is one who can find such a man.” …

"If you hear a voice within you saying, ”You are not a painter,” then by all means paint… and that voice will be silenced." – Vincent van Gogh

“If you hear a voice within you saying, ”You are not a painter,” then by all means paint… and that voice will be silenced.” – …

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