"The world is full of people looking for spectacular happiness while they snub contentment." – Doug Larson
“The world is full of people looking for spectacular happiness while they snub contentment.” – Doug Larson
Month: August 2010
Love the moment and the energy of the moment will spread beyond all boundaries. -Kent, Sister Corita
Love the moment and the energy of the moment will spread beyond all boundaries. -Kent, Sister Corita
Facts in books, statistics in encyclopedias, the ability to use them in men’s heads. -Brackell, Fogg
Facts in books, statistics in encyclopedias, the ability to use them in men’s heads. -Brackell, Fogg
"Nature is relentless and unchangeable, and it is indifferent as to whether its hidden reasons and actions are understandable to man or not." – Galileo Galilei
“Nature is relentless and unchangeable, and it is indifferent as to whether its hidden reasons and actions are understandable to man or not.” – Galileo …
"The way to silence religious disputes is to take no notice of them" – Thomas Jefferson
“The way to silence religious disputes is to take no notice of them” – Thomas Jefferson
I see no reason why anyone would want a computer in their home. -Olsen, Kenneth
I see no reason why anyone would want a computer in their home. -Olsen, Kenneth
"The mystery of the beginning of all things is insoluble by us; and I for one must be content to remain an agnostic" – Charles Darwin
“The mystery of the beginning of all things is insoluble by us; and I for one must be content to remain an agnostic” – Charles …
"Ability is nothing without opportunity." – Napoleon Bonaparte
“Ability is nothing without opportunity.” – Napoleon Bonaparte
Viele, die ihrer Zeit vorausgeeilt waren, mussten auf sie in sehr unbequemen Unterkünften warten. ~~~ Stanislaw Jerzy Lec
Viele, die ihrer Zeit vorausgeeilt waren, mussten auf sie in sehr unbequemen Unterkünften warten. Stanislaw Jerzy Lec
The world is full of genies waiting to grant your wishes. -Ross, Percy
The world is full of genies waiting to grant your wishes. -Ross, Percy
"How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it." – Marcus Aurelius
“How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.” – Marcus Aurelius
"The dog was created specially for children. He is a god of frolic." – Henry Ward Beecher
“The dog was created specially for children. He is a god of frolic.” – Henry Ward Beecher
It is well to think well. It is divine to act well. -Mann, Horace
It is well to think well. It is divine to act well. -Mann, Horace
"I wish, my dear Kepler, that we could have a good laugh together at the extraordinary stupidity of the mob. What do you think of the foremost philosophers of this University? In spite of my oft-repeated efforts and invitations, they have refused, wit" – Galileo Galilei
“I wish, my dear Kepler, that we could have a good laugh together at the extraordinary stupidity of the mob. What do you think of …
"All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt." – Charles M. Schulz
“All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.” – Charles M. Schulz
Pavarotti, Luciano
You don’t need any brains to listen to music. Pavarotti, Luciano quotes
Mazzini, Giuseppe
Good council has no price. Mazzini, Giuseppe quotes
"The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain." – Dolly Parton
“The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.” – Dolly Parton
"It’s my birthday. I’m officially old. [Carrie on her 35th Birthday]" – Sex and the City
“It’s my birthday. I’m officially old. ” – Sex and the City
Es bleibt einem jeden immer noch soviel Kraft, das auszuführen, wovon er überzeugt ist. ~~~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Es bleibt einem jeden immer noch soviel Kraft, das auszuführen, wovon er überzeugt ist. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"Whatever with the past has gone, the best is always yet to come." – Lucy Larcom
“Whatever with the past has gone, the best is always yet to come.” – Lucy Larcom
"Football players, like prostitutes, are in the business of ruining their bodies for the pleasure of strangers" – Merle Kessler
“Football players, like prostitutes, are in the business of ruining their bodies for the pleasure of strangers” – Merle Kessler
Hope is the dream of a waking man. -Aristotle
Hope is the dream of a waking man. -Aristotle
Ich wollte, man würde einsehen, dass die Grenzen des Mitleids nicht dort liegen, wo die Welt sie zieht. ~~~ Vincent van Gogh
Ich wollte, man würde einsehen, dass die Grenzen des Mitleids nicht dort liegen, wo die Welt sie zieht. Vincent van Gogh
Ein ungeübtes Gehirn ist schädlicher für
Ein ungeübtes Gehirn ist schädlicher für die Gesundheit als ein ungeübter Körper. (George Bernard Shaw)
Francisco de Quevedo – 9/8/2010
El amigo ha de ser como la sangre, que acude luego a la herida sin esperar a que le llamen. Frases de Francisco de Quevedo …
Eifersucht ist die Gelbsucht der Seele. (John Dryden)
Geburtstag und ZITAT DES TAGES von heute: John Dryden (9.8.1631 – 1.5.1700) Dichter, Literaturkritiker, Vertreter des englischen Klassizismus, ‘Absalom and Achitophel’, ‘Marriage à la mode’ …
Self-respect: the secure feeling that no one, as yet, is suspicious. -Mencken, H. L.
Self-respect: the secure feeling that no one, as yet, is suspicious. -Mencken, H. L.
To fail to love is not to exist at all. -Doren, Mark Van
To fail to love is not to exist at all. -Doren, Mark Van
Es gibt sicher viele Gründe für die Scheidung, aber der Hauptgrund ist und bleibt die Hochzeit. ~~~ Jerry Lewis
Es gibt sicher viele Gründe für die Scheidung, aber der Hauptgrund ist und bleibt die Hochzeit. Jerry Lewis
Es gibt Fernsehprogramme, bei denen man seine eingeschlafenen Füße beneidet. ~~~ Robert Lembke
Es gibt Fernsehprogramme, bei denen man seine eingeschlafenen Füße beneidet. Robert Lembke
"William Gladstone has not a single redeeming defect." – Benjamin Disraeli
“William Gladstone has not a single redeeming defect.” – Benjamin Disraeli
Keep your heart right, even when it is sorely wounded. -Macaulay, J. C.
Keep your heart right, even when it is sorely wounded. -Macaulay, J. C.
Profit and morality are a hard combination to beat. -Humphrey, Hubert H.
Profit and morality are a hard combination to beat. -Humphrey, Hubert H.
Für ein gutes Tischgespräch kommt es nicht so sehr darauf an, was sich auf dem Tisch, sondern was sich auf den Stühlen befindet. ~~~ Walter Matthau
Für ein gutes Tischgespräch kommt es nicht so sehr darauf an, was sich auf dem Tisch, sondern was sich auf den Stühlen befindet. Walter Matthau
"It was, of course, a lie what you read about my religious convictions, a lie which is being systematically repeated. I do not believe in a personal God and I have never denied this but have expressed it clearly. If something is in me which can be called religious then it is the unbounded admiration for the structure of the world so far as our science can reveal it." – Albert Einstein
“It was, of course, a lie what you read about my religious convictions, a lie which is being systematically repeated. I do not believe in …
Deutsche Börse schließt den Neuen Markt; Wir sagen mit Tränen in den Augen: Mach es gut, Neuer Markt – Du hast uns viel gegeben und noch mehr genommen; Können mich die Aktionäre von EM.TV verstehen? Haben die überhaupt noch einen Fernseher? ~~~ Harald Schmidt
Deutsche Börse schließt den Neuen Markt; Wir sagen mit Tränen in den Augen: Mach es gut, Neuer Markt – Du hast uns viel gegeben und …
"Every woman is a rebel, and usually in wild revolt against herself." – Oscar Wilde
“Every woman is a rebel, and usually in wild revolt against herself.” – Oscar Wilde
Claude Bernard
“We can learn nothing except by going from the known to the unknown.” Claude Bernard quotes
Battering the gates of heaven with the storms of prayer. -Tennyson, Lord Alfred
Battering the gates of heaven with the storms of prayer. -Tennyson, Lord Alfred