Max Weber
De mensen moeten nu eenmaal wrijving met elkander hebben. Beleefdheid is echter het vet, dat het onaangename daarvan vermindert. Max Weber citaat
Month: October 2010
You can’t get spoiled if you do your own ironing. -Streep, Meryl
You can’t get spoiled if you do your own ironing. -Streep, Meryl
"Falsehood is cowardice, the truth courage." – Hosea Ballou
“Falsehood is cowardice, the truth courage.” – Hosea Ballou
"Be content to seem what you really are" – Marcus Aurelius
“Be content to seem what you really are” – Marcus Aurelius
"Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy." – Thich Nhat Hanh
“Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.” – Thich Nhat Hanh
"All that is necessary to break the spell of inertia and frustration is this: Act as if it were impossible to fail. That is the talisman, the formula, the command of right about face which turns us from failure to success." – Dorothea Brande
“All that is necessary to break the spell of inertia and frustration is this: Act as if it were impossible to fail. That is the …
He who does not mind his belly, will hardly mind anything else. -Johnson, Samuel
He who does not mind his belly, will hardly mind anything else. -Johnson, Samuel
Kosmetik ist die Kunst, die Geburtsurkunde zu dementieren. ~~~ Olga Tschechowa
Kosmetik ist die Kunst, die Geburtsurkunde zu dementieren. Olga Tschechowa
"There are three kinds of intelligence: one kind understands things for itself, the other appreciates what others can understand, the third understands neither for itself nor through others. This first kind is excellent, the second good, and the third kind useless." – Niccolo Machiavelli
“There are three kinds of intelligence: one kind understands things for itself, the other appreciates what others can understand, the third understands neither for itself …
"I’m a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will" – Antonio Gramsci
“I’m a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will” – Antonio Gramsci
Daily Quote – Edwin Hubble
Equipped with his five senses, man explores the universe around him and calls the adventure Science. Edwin Hubble quotes
If you carry your childhood with you, you never become older. -Sutzkever, Abraham
If you carry your childhood with you, you never become older. -Sutzkever, Abraham
"No matter how discouraged we get, God has not asked us to do the impossible" – George Grace
“No matter how discouraged we get, God has not asked us to do the impossible” – George Grace
Walt Kelly
“We are confronted with insurmountable opportunities.” Walt Kelly quotes
James F. Byrnes
“Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem more afraid of life than death.” James F. Byrnes quotes
All the known world, excepting only savage nations, is governed by books. -Voltaire
All the known world, excepting only savage nations, is governed by books. -Voltaire
"The torment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause, is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangled mind’ leaking away in lonely, wasteful self-conflict." – Elizabeth Drew
“The torment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause, is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangled mind’ leaking …
Vision without action is a daydream. Action with without vision is a nightmare. -Proverb, Japanese
Vision without action is a daydream. Action with without vision is a nightmare. -Proverb, Japanese
"When the frustration of my helplessness seemed greatest, I discovered God’s grace was more than sufficient. And after my imprisonment, I could look back and see how God used my powerlessness for His purpose. What He has chosen for my most significant witness was not my triumphs or victories, but my defeat." – Charles Caleb Colton
“When the frustration of my helplessness seemed greatest, I discovered God’s grace was more than sufficient. And after my imprisonment, I could look back and …
An excuse is worse than a lie, for an excuse is a lie, guarded. -Pope, Alexander
An excuse is worse than a lie, for an excuse is a lie, guarded. -Pope, Alexander
Ein Pedant ist ein Mensch, der geistig schlecht verdaut.
Ein Pedant ist ein Mensch, der geistig schlecht verdaut.
Nothing can be beautiful which is not true. -Ruskin, John
Nothing can be beautiful which is not true. -Ruskin, John
Der Mensch ist das einzige Tier, das errötet
Der Mensch ist das einzige Tier, das errötet oder erröten sollte. (Mark Twain)
François de la Rochefoucauld – 11/10/2010
La hipocresía es un homenaje que el vicio rinde a la virtud. Frases de François de la Rochefoucauld – 11/10/2010
Wir müssen selbst Frieden machen, ehe Frieden gemacht wird. (Gertrud Freiin von Le Fort)
Geburtstag und ZITAT DES TAGES von heute: Gertrud Freiin von Le Fort (11.10.1876 – 1.11.1971) Schriftstellerin, ‘Das Schweißtuch der Veronika’ (Deutschland, 1876 – 1971). Bauernregel …
To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, be nothing. -Hubbard, Elbert
To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, be nothing. -Hubbard, Elbert
Gegenüber der Fähigkeit, die Arbeit eines einzigen Tages sinnvoll zu ordnen, ist alles andere im Leben ein Kinderspiel. ~~~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Gegenüber der Fähigkeit, die Arbeit eines einzigen Tages sinnvoll zu ordnen, ist alles andere im Leben ein Kinderspiel. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
It is a very rare man who does not victimize the helpless. -Baldwin, James
It is a very rare man who does not victimize the helpless. -Baldwin, James
John Vulich (49)
In 1961, John Vulich was born on this date in Fresno, California, USA
Yul Brynner
In 1985, Yul Brynner died on this date in New York City, New York, USA.
Conscience: self-esteem with a halo. -Layton, Irving
Conscience: self-esteem with a halo. -Layton, Irving
Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure. -Edison, Thomas A.
Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure. -Edison, Thomas A.
Was man als Blindheit des Schicksals bezeichnet, ist in Wirklichkeit bloß die eigene Kurzsichtigkeit. ~~~ William Faulkner
Was man als Blindheit des Schicksals bezeichnet, ist in Wirklichkeit bloß die eigene Kurzsichtigkeit. William Faulkner
Die goldene Zeit der Geistlichkeit fiel immer in die Gefangenschaft des menschlichen Geistes. ~~~ Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller
Die goldene Zeit der Geistlichkeit fiel immer in die Gefangenschaft des menschlichen Geistes. Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller
Larry Wilde
“Never worry about the size of your Christmas tree. In the eyes of children, they are all thirty feet tall.” Larry Wilde quotes
Was unsere Seele am schnellsten und schlimmsten abnützt, das ist: Verzeihen ohne zu vergessen. ~~~ Arthur Schnitzler
Was unsere Seele am schnellsten und schlimmsten abnützt, das ist: Verzeihen ohne zu vergessen. Arthur Schnitzler
Gesunder Menschenverstand in ungewöhnlichem Maße ist das, was die Welt Weisheit nennt. ~~~ Samuel Coleridge
Gesunder Menschenverstand in ungewöhnlichem Maße ist das, was die Welt Weisheit nennt. Samuel Coleridge
Might, could, would –they are contemptible auxiliaries. -Eliot, George
Might, could, would –they are contemptible auxiliaries. -Eliot, George
Je klarer die Psyche, um so heller das Licht!
Je klarer die Psyche, um so heller das Licht!
Ángel Ganivet – 10/10/2010
El hombre es el más misterioso y el más desconcertante de los objetos descubiertos por la ciencia. Frases de Ángel Ganivet – 10/10/2010