We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be. -Vonnegut Jr., Kurt
We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be. -Vonnegut Jr., Kurt
Month: August 2010
Nothing mattered except states of mind, chiefly our own. -Keynes, John Maynard
Nothing mattered except states of mind, chiefly our own. -Keynes, John Maynard
"Trials, temptations, disappointments – all these are helps instead of hindrances, if one uses them rightly. They not only test the fiber of character but strengthen it. Every conquering temptation represents a new fund of moral energy." – James Buckham
“Trials, temptations, disappointments – all these are helps instead of hindrances, if one uses them rightly. They not only test the fiber of character but …
Whatever limits us we call fate. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Whatever limits us we call fate. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Es gibt ein erfülltes Leben trotz vieler unerfüllter Wünsche. ~~~ Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Es gibt ein erfülltes Leben trotz vieler unerfüllter Wünsche. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Take care to sell your horse before he dies. The art of life is passing losses on. -Frost, Robert
Take care to sell your horse before he dies. The art of life is passing losses on. -Frost, Robert
Stupidity often saves a man from going mad. -Holmes, Oliver Wendell
Stupidity often saves a man from going mad. -Holmes, Oliver Wendell
Don’t brood. Get on with living and loving. You don’t have forever. -Rexford, Eben Eugene
Don’t brood. Get on with living and loving. You don’t have forever. -Rexford, Eben Eugene
Ich habe meine Frau, meine Kinder und meine Enkel immer geliebt, und ich habe mein Land immer geliebt. Ich will gehen. Gott, nimm mich. (Letzte Worte) ~~~ Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ich habe meine Frau, meine Kinder und meine Enkel immer geliebt, und ich habe mein Land immer geliebt. Ich will gehen. Gott, nimm mich. (Letzte …
Man ist meistens nur durch Nachdenken unglücklich. ~~~ Joseph Joubert
Man ist meistens nur durch Nachdenken unglücklich. Joseph Joubert
Wer die Enge seiner Heimat begreifen will,
Wer die Enge seiner Heimat begreifen will, der reise. Wer die Enge seiner Zeit ermessen will, studiere Geschichte. (Kurt Tucholsky)
Dante Alighieri – 24/8/2010
Sé firme como una torre, cuya cúspide no se doblega jamás al embate de los tiempos. Frases de Dante Alighieri – 24/8/2010
Eine Freundschaft zwischen zwei Männern ist ein Luxus, zwischen zwei Frauen ein Wunder. (Jorge Luis Borges)
Geburtstag und ZITAT DES TAGES von heute: Jorge Luis Borges (24.8.1899 – 14.6.1986) Schriftsteller, übersetzte bereits als Neunjähriger Oscar Wildes ‘The Happy Prince’ ins Spanische, …
A conscience without God is like a court without a judge. -Lamartine, Alphonse De
A conscience without God is like a court without a judge. -Lamartine, Alphonse De
Talk that does not end in any kind of action is better suppressed altogether. -Carlyle, Thomas
Talk that does not end in any kind of action is better suppressed altogether. -Carlyle, Thomas
Plodding wins the race. -Aesop
Plodding wins the race. -Aesop
"Show me your horse and I will tell you what you are." – English Proverb
“Show me your horse and I will tell you what you are.” – English Proverb
"It always rains on tents. Rainstorms will travel thousands of miles, against prevailing winds for the opportunity to rain on a tent." – Dave Barry
“It always rains on tents. Rainstorms will travel thousands of miles, against prevailing winds for the opportunity to rain on a tent.” – Dave Barry
If a man deceives me once, shame on him; if he deceives me twice, shame on me. -Proverb, Italian
If a man deceives me once, shame on him; if he deceives me twice, shame on me. -Proverb, Italian
In childhood be modest, in youth temperate, in adulthood just, and in old age prudent. -Socrates
In childhood be modest, in youth temperate, in adulthood just, and in old age prudent. -Socrates
"Don’t pray for rain if you are going to complain about the mud." – Proverb
“Don’t pray for rain if you are going to complain about the mud.” – Proverb
"Where there is love there is pain" – Spanish Proverb
“Where there is love there is pain” – Spanish Proverb
"We celebrated our one-month anniversary yesterday." – Joel McGrath
“We celebrated our one-month anniversary yesterday.” – Joel McGrath
Edinburgh, Prince Philip, Duke of
I don’t think a prostitute is more moral than a wife, but they are doing the same thing. Edinburgh, Prince Philip, Duke of quotes
"I celebrate myself, and what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you. I loafe and invite my soul, I lean and loafe at my ease… observing a spear of summer grass." – Walt Whitman
“I celebrate myself, and what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you. I loafe and invite …
"Summer ends, and Autumn comes, and he who would have it otherwise would have high tide always and a full moon every night" – Hal Borland
“Summer ends, and Autumn comes, and he who would have it otherwise would have high tide always and a full moon every night” – Hal …
The problem is not Republican principles. The problem is unprincipled Republicans. -Rachel, Alfonzo
The problem is not Republican principles. The problem is unprincipled Republicans. -Rachel, Alfonzo
As a rule, ones’ apprehension causes more trauma than the event.. -Blum, Donald
As a rule, ones’ apprehension causes more trauma than the event.. -Blum, Donald
"Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them." – Albert Einstein
“Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.” – Albert Einstein
Happiness isn’t something you experience; it’s something you remember. -Levant, Oscar
Happiness isn’t something you experience; it’s something you remember. -Levant, Oscar
Die Rose ist ohne Warum. Sie blühet, weil
Die Rose ist ohne Warum. Sie blühet, weil sie blühet. Sie achtet nicht ihrer selbst, fragt nicht, ob man sie siehet. (Angelus Silesius)
Alphonse de Lamartine – 23/8/2010
Las democracias observan más cuidadosamente las manos que las mentes de quiénes las gobiernan. Frases de Alphonse de Lamartine – 23/8/2010
Die Asiaten haben den Weltmarkt mit unlauteren Methoden erobert – sie arbeiten während der Arbeitszeit. (Ephraim Kishon)
Geburtstag und ZITAT DES TAGES von heute: Ephraim Kishon (23.8.1924 – 29.1.2005) Schriftsteller, Theater- und Hörspielautor, ‘Es war die Nachtigall’, ‘Arche Noah, Touristenklasse’, ‘Kein Öl, …
Das Erfundene kann vervollkommnet, das Geschaffene nur nachgeahmt werden. ~~~ Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Das Erfundene kann vervollkommnet, das Geschaffene nur nachgeahmt werden. Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Do not tell a friend anything you would conceal from an enemy. -Proverb, Arabian
Do not tell a friend anything you would conceal from an enemy. -Proverb, Arabian
"That inner voice has both gentleness and clarity. So to get to authenticity, you really keep going down to the bone, to the honesty, and the inevitability of something." – Meredith Monk
“That inner voice has both gentleness and clarity. So to get to authenticity, you really keep going down to the bone, to the honesty, and …
"Someone had to do it. That son of a bitch killed my President." – Jack Ruby
“Someone had to do it. That son of a bitch killed my President.” – Jack Ruby
Prayer is the slender nerve that moves the muscle of omnipotence. -Tupper, Martin
Prayer is the slender nerve that moves the muscle of omnipotence. -Tupper, Martin
"Most people with low self-esteem have earned it" – George Carlin
“Most people with low self-esteem have earned it” – George Carlin
Es gibt kaum ein beglückenderes Gefühl, als zu spüren, dass man für andere Menschen etwas sein kann. ~~~ Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Es gibt kaum ein beglückenderes Gefühl, als zu spüren, dass man für andere Menschen etwas sein kann. Dietrich Bonhoeffer