There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge. -Russell, Bertrand
There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge. -Russell, Bertrand
Month: September 2010
Alles in der Muttersprache ausdrücken zu können, bekundet höchste Geistes- und Seelenbildung.
Alles in der Muttersprache ausdrücken zu können, bekundet höchste Geistes- und Seelenbildung.
Der Mensch hat zwei Beine und zwei Überzeugungen:
Der Mensch hat zwei Beine und zwei Überzeugungen: eine, wenn’s ihm gut geht und eine, wenn’s ihm schlecht geht. Die letzte heißt Religion. (Kurt Tucholsky)
Voltaire – 26/9/2010
El hombre actual ha nacido o bien para vivir entre las convulsiones de la inquietud, o bien en el letargo del aburrimiento. Frases de Voltaire …
Frieden bedeutet, daß der Mensch aufhört, sich als Wolf seinen Mitmenschen gegenüber zu gebärden. (Papst Paul VI.)
Geburtstag und ZITAT DES TAGES von heute: Papst Paul VI. (26.9.1897 – 6.8.1978) Papst / 267. / Pontifikat: 21.06.1963 – 06.08.1978, Enzyklika ‘Populorum progressio’ 1967, …
"The best way to waste your life, … is by taking notes. The easiest way to avoid living is to just watch. Look for the details. Report. Don’t participate." – Chuck Palahniuk
“The best way to waste your life, … is by taking notes. The easiest way to avoid living is to just watch. Look for the …
Pleasure is sweeter as recreation than as a business. -Hitchcock, Raymond
Pleasure is sweeter as recreation than as a business. -Hitchcock, Raymond
"All of our reasoning ends in surrender to feeling" – Blaise Pascal
“All of our reasoning ends in surrender to feeling” – Blaise Pascal
Humor ist der Knopf, der verhindert, dass uns der Kragen platzt. ~~~ Joachim Ringelnatz
Humor ist der Knopf, der verhindert, dass uns der Kragen platzt. Joachim Ringelnatz
Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory. -Unknown
Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory. -Unknown
"having a "Conscious" is not learned by nature or nuture , it is not hereditary or inherited , and you don’t get it by belonging to a church. Having a conscious means knowing your actions and inactions affect other’s lives and…… and acting accordingly…….Talking the Talk is much different than Walking the Walk" – Anjie Henley
“having a “Conscious” is not learned by nature or nuture , it is not hereditary or inherited , and you don’t get it by belonging …
Es wäre dumm, sich über die Welt zu ärgern. Sie kümmert sich nicht darum. ~~~ Marcus Aurelius
Es wäre dumm, sich über die Welt zu ärgern. Sie kümmert sich nicht darum. Marcus Aurelius
My life is a battle. -Voltaire
My life is a battle. -Voltaire
"To witness the birth of a child is our best opportunity to experience the meaning of the word miracle." – Paul Carvel
“To witness the birth of a child is our best opportunity to experience the meaning of the word miracle.” – Paul Carvel
"Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator; but among those whom I love, I can: all of them can make me laugh." – W. H. Auden
“Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator; but among those whom I love, I can: all of them can …
"Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free." – Jim Morrison
“Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free.” – Jim …
Pretty much all the honest truth telling there is in the world is done by children. -Holmes, Oliver Wendell
Pretty much all the honest truth telling there is in the world is done by children. -Holmes, Oliver Wendell
"The envious person grows lean with the fatness of their neighbor." – Socrates
“The envious person grows lean with the fatness of their neighbor.” – Socrates
"Guru alone does such deeds, who has such pre-ordained karma" – Sri Guru Granth Sahib
“Guru alone does such deeds, who has such pre-ordained karma” – Sri Guru Granth Sahib
"[Edwards] said we can’t talk because their karma is so bad I might catch it over the telephone. I’ve gotten a little advice from him, but he tells his wife, who tells my wife, who tells me." – Tony Dungy
“ said we can’t talk because their karma is so bad I might catch it over the telephone. I’ve gotten a little advice from him, …
Jeseph Joubert
“It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it.” Jeseph Joubert quotes
"I have said nothing because there is nothing I can say that would describe how I feel as perfectly as you deserve it." – Kyle Schmidt
“I have said nothing because there is nothing I can say that would describe how I feel as perfectly as you deserve it.” – Kyle …
One cannot imagine St. Francis of Assisi talking about rights. -Weil, Simone
One cannot imagine St. Francis of Assisi talking about rights. -Weil, Simone
"In a controversy, the instant we feel anger, we have already ceased striving for truth and have begun striving for ourselves" – Abraham J. Heschel
“In a controversy, the instant we feel anger, we have already ceased striving for truth and have begun striving for ourselves” – Abraham J. Heschel
Carson, Rachel
The control of nature is a phrase conceived in arrogance, born of the Neanderthal age of biology and the convenience of man. Carson, Rachel quotes
Hamilton, Sir William
Truth is like a torch; the more it is shook it shines. Hamilton, Sir William quotes
"The Lord has perfectly arranged this wedding, the Saints have come together as a wedding party." – Guru Nanak
“The Lord has perfectly arranged this wedding, the Saints have come together as a wedding party.” – Guru Nanak
Ein Mensch, der für nichts zu sterben gewillt ist, verdient nicht zu leben. ~~~ Martin Luther King
Ein Mensch, der für nichts zu sterben gewillt ist, verdient nicht zu leben. Martin Luther King
Roger John
“When you are in a state of nonacceptance, it’s difficult to learn. A clenched fist cannot receive a gift, and a clenched psyche–grasped tightly against …
Fürchte den Bock von vorn, das Pferd von hinten und das Weib von allen Seiten. ~~~ Anton Tschechow
Fürchte den Bock von vorn, das Pferd von hinten und das Weib von allen Seiten. Anton Tschechow
"People love others not for who they are but for how they make them feel" – Irwin Federman
“People love others not for who they are but for how they make them feel” – Irwin Federman
Sow good services: sweet remembrances will grow from them. -Stael, Germaine De
Sow good services: sweet remembrances will grow from them. -Stael, Germaine De
Aus dem Munde junger Leute klingt ein "’tschuldigung" immer wie, "du kannst mich mal!"
Aus dem Munde junger Leute klingt ein "’tschuldigung" immer wie, "du kannst mich mal!"
One of the great disadvantages of hurry is that it takes such a long time. -Chesterton, Gilbert K.
One of the great disadvantages of hurry is that it takes such a long time. -Chesterton, Gilbert K.
Die Deutschen, und sie nicht allein, besitzen
Die Deutschen, und sie nicht allein, besitzen die Gabe, die Wissenschaften unzugänglich zu machen. (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
Elbert Hubbard – 25/9/2010
Existe algo mucho más escaso, fino y raro que el talento. Es el talento de reconocer a los talentosos. Frases de Elbert Hubbard – 25/9/2010
Vieles auf der Welt wäre völlig uninteressant, wenn es nicht verboten wäre. (William Harrison Faulkner)
Geburtstag und ZITAT DES TAGES von heute: William Harrison Faulkner (25.9.1897 – 6.7.1962) Schriftsteller, gilt als ‘Dichter des amerikanischen Südens’, debütierte 1931 mit ‘Sanctuary’, ‘Schall …
Wir leben in einer Zeit vollkommener Mittel und verworrener Ziele. ~~~ Albert Einstein
Wir leben in einer Zeit vollkommener Mittel und verworrener Ziele. Albert Einstein
"Those who were pre-ordained to have no good karma at all – gazing into the lamp of emotional attachment, they are burnt, like moths in a flame." – Sri Guru Granth Sahib
“Those who were pre-ordained to have no good karma at all – gazing into the lamp of emotional attachment, they are burnt, like moths in …
Men tire themselves in pursuit of rest. -Sterne, Laurence
Men tire themselves in pursuit of rest. -Sterne, Laurence