Nature, like man, sometimes weeps from gladness. -Disraeli, Benjamin
Nature, like man, sometimes weeps from gladness. -Disraeli, Benjamin
Month: August 2010
"One should never make one’s debut in a scandal. One should reserve that to give interest to one’s old age." – Oscar Wilde
“One should never make one’s debut in a scandal. One should reserve that to give interest to one’s old age.” – Oscar Wilde
Manche meinen, sie seien liberal geworden, nur weil sie die Richtung ihrer Intoleranz geändert haben. ~~~ Wieslaw Brudzinski
Manche meinen, sie seien liberal geworden, nur weil sie die Richtung ihrer Intoleranz geändert haben. Wieslaw Brudzinski
Work alone is noble. -Carlyle, Thomas
Work alone is noble. -Carlyle, Thomas
Play needs direction as well as work. -Hubbard, Elbert
Play needs direction as well as work. -Hubbard, Elbert
"I will take the case under advisement and will let both parties know of my decision by next Wednesday," – Charles Robinson
“I will take the case under advisement and will let both parties know of my decision by next Wednesday,” – Charles Robinson
A journalist is a person who has mistaken their calling. -Bismarck, Otto Von
A journalist is a person who has mistaken their calling. -Bismarck, Otto Von
Alle Größe ist unbewusst, oder sie ist wenig oder nichts. ~~~ Thomas Carlyle
Alle Größe ist unbewusst, oder sie ist wenig oder nichts. Thomas Carlyle
Dudley Malone
“I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me.” Dudley Malone quotes
Blake, William
Think in the morning. Act in the noon. Eat in the evening. Sleep in the night. Blake, William quotes
Streisand, Barbara
Why does a woman work ten years to change a man’s habits and then complain that he’s not the man she married? Streisand, Barbara quotes
"If you don’t fail now and again, it’s a sign you’re playing it safe." – Woody Allen
“If you don’t fail now and again, it’s a sign you’re playing it safe.” – Woody Allen
J. Gresham Machen
“The Christian cannot be satisfied so long as any human activity is either opposed to Christianity or out of connection with Christianity. Christianity must pervade …
"When you read God’s Word, you must constantly be saying to yourself, ”It is talking to me, and about me.”" – Soren Kierkegaard
“When you read God’s Word, you must constantly be saying to yourself, ”It is talking to me, and about me.”” – Soren Kierkegaard
Cunning surpasses strength. -Proverb, German
Cunning surpasses strength. -Proverb, German
"The abdomen is the reason why man does not easily take himself for a god" – Friedrich Nietzsche
“The abdomen is the reason why man does not easily take himself for a god” – Friedrich Nietzsche
This is true, the truth is scarce. -Dye, James
This is true, the truth is scarce. -Dye, James
"So many men, so little time." – Mae West
“So many men, so little time.” – Mae West
Gegen die Regierung mit allen Mitteln zu kämpfen ist ja ein Grundrecht und Sport eines jeden Deutschen. ~~~ Otto von Bismarck
Gegen die Regierung mit allen Mitteln zu kämpfen ist ja ein Grundrecht und Sport eines jeden Deutschen. Otto von Bismarck
Uneigennützige Freundschaft gibt es nur unter
Uneigennützige Freundschaft gibt es nur unter Leuten gleicher Einkommensklasse. (Jean Paul Getty)
John Stuart Mill – 5/8/2010
La originalidad es la única cosa cuya utilidad no pueden comprender los espíritus vulgares. Frases de John Stuart Mill – 5/8/2010
That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind. – Es ist ein kleiner Schritt für einen Menschen, aber ein gewaltiger Sprung für die Menschheit. (Neil Armstrong)
Geburtstag und ZITAT DES TAGES von heute: Neil Armstrong (5.8.1930) Astronaut, Kommandant der ‘Eagle’ mit den Besatzungsmitgliedern Edwin Aldrin und Michael Collins, betritt am 21. …
Glory
The paths of glory lead but to the grave. – Gray, Thomas
An angry man is again angry with himself when he returns to reason. -Syrus, Publilius
An angry man is again angry with himself when he returns to reason. -Syrus, Publilius
"Work should be for all of us a word as honorable and appealing as patriotism" – Dwight David Eisenhower
“Work should be for all of us a word as honorable and appealing as patriotism” – Dwight David Eisenhower
Don’t forget until too late that the business of life is not business, but living. -Forbes, B. C.
Don’t forget until too late that the business of life is not business, but living. -Forbes, B. C.
Habe keine zu künstliche Idee vom Menschen, sondern urteile natürlich von ihm, halt ihn weder für zu gut noch zu böse. ~~~ Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
Habe keine zu künstliche Idee vom Menschen, sondern urteile natürlich von ihm, halt ihn weder für zu gut noch zu böse. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
"Wit is so shining a quality that everybody admires it; most people aim at it, all people fear it, and few love it unless in themselves. A man must have a good share of wit himself to endure a great share of it in another." – Lord Chesterfield
“Wit is so shining a quality that everybody admires it; most people aim at it, all people fear it, and few love it unless in …
"We’ve talked about having a swagger. But when you play .350 baseball, or whatever we played, you can’t tell yourself to have that swagger. You have to go out there and produce to have it. When you show you can come back and get big hits, then it shows that it’s possible. I think it definitely snowballs." – Dave Roberts
“We’ve talked about having a swagger. But when you play .350 baseball, or whatever we played, you can’t tell yourself to have that swagger. You …
Es gibt ein Alter indem eine Frau schön sein muss, um geliebt zu werden. Und dann kommt ein Alter, indem sie geliebt werden muss, um schön zu sein. ~~~ Françoise Sagan
Es gibt ein Alter indem eine Frau schön sein muss, um geliebt zu werden. Und dann kommt ein Alter, indem sie geliebt werden muss, um …
"We forget cruelty and past betrayal, Heedless of where the next bright bolt may fall" – Robert Graves
“We forget cruelty and past betrayal, Heedless of where the next bright bolt may fall” – Robert Graves
There is no shame in taking orders from those who themselves have learned to obey. -Forster, William Edward
There is no shame in taking orders from those who themselves have learned to obey. -Forster, William Edward
Literatuur is de analyse na een gebeurtenis -Lessing, Doris
Literatuur is de analyse na een gebeurtenis -Lessing, Doris
"There are no big problems, there are just a lot of little problems." – Henry Ford
“There are no big problems, there are just a lot of little problems.” – Henry Ford
"You don’t belong in a game like this if you don’t feel good about yourself and walk with a swagger. If you think you can be stopped, this isn’t the place for you." – Mack Brown
“You don’t belong in a game like this if you don’t feel good about yourself and walk with a swagger. If you think you can …
Labor diligently to increase your property. -Horace
Labor diligently to increase your property. -Horace
"The one thing we’ve been able to develop in this program is a little swagger." – Tim O’Shea
“The one thing we’ve been able to develop in this program is a little swagger.” – Tim O’Shea
"Pride attaches undue importance to the superiority of one’s status in the eyes of others; And shame is fear of humiliation at one’s inferior status in the estimation of others. When one sets his heart on being highly esteemed, and achieves such rating, then he is automatically involved in fear of losing his status." – Lao Tzu
“Pride attaches undue importance to the superiority of one’s status in the eyes of others; And shame is fear of humiliation at one’s inferior status …
"There’s a little bit of a different swagger this year." – Alex Rodriguez
“There’s a little bit of a different swagger this year.” – Alex Rodriguez
It is the briefest yet wisest maxim which tells us to meddle not. -Colton, Charles Caleb
It is the briefest yet wisest maxim which tells us to meddle not. -Colton, Charles Caleb