2010 – Page 143 – Dictionary of Quotes

"Oh, the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person, having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but pouring them all out, just as they are, chaff and grain together, certain that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and with a breath of kindness blow the rest away." – George Eliot

“Oh, the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person, having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but pouring them all out, …

I am better than I was yesterday but not as good as I will be tomorrow. -Anonymous

Keith Richards

“If you are gonna kick society in the teeth, you might as well use both feet.” Keith Richards quotes

"It is easier to catch flies with honey than with vinegar." – English Proverb

“It is easier to catch flies with honey than with vinegar.” – English Proverb

Katzen erreichen mühelos, was uns Menschen versagt bleibt: durchs Leben zu gehen, ohne Lärm zu machen. ~~~ Ernest Hemingway

Katzen erreichen mühelos, was uns Menschen versagt bleibt: durchs Leben zu gehen, ohne Lärm zu machen. Ernest Hemingway

Persius

Oh, what a void there is in things. Persius quotes

Pinker, R. A.

The imposition of stigma is the commonest form of violence used in democratic societies. Pinker, R. A. quotes

Fox, Dr. Emmit

Criticism is an indirect form of self-boasting. Fox, Dr. Emmit quotes

Conformity, humility, acceptance… with these coins we are to pay our fares to paradise. -Lindner, Robert

"Infatuation is when you think he’s as sexy as Robert Redford, as smart as Henry Kissinger, as noble as Ralph Nader, as funny as Woody Allen, and as athletic as Jimmy Conners. Love is when you realize that he’s as sexy as Woody Allen, as smart as Jimmy Connors, as funny as Ralph Nader, as athletic as Henry Kissinger and nothing like Robert Redford – but you’ll take him anyway." – Judith Viorst

“Infatuation is when you think he’s as sexy as Robert Redford, as smart as Henry Kissinger, as noble as Ralph Nader, as funny as Woody …

Ein großer Staat regiert sich nicht nach Parteiansichten. ~~~ Otto von Bismarck

Ein großer Staat regiert sich nicht nach Parteiansichten. Otto von Bismarck

"Up to [Monday], there was no evidence at all that there could be — or is — an individual in which there might be the reasonable question, ‘Did they get infected from a piece of mail that went to their home?’ … That is being intensively investigated right now." – Anthony Fauci

“Up to , there was no evidence at all that there could be — or is — an individual in which there might be the …

"Just remember, you can do anything you set your mind to, but it takes action, perseverance, and facing your fears." – Gillian Anderson

“Just remember, you can do anything you set your mind to, but it takes action, perseverance, and facing your fears.” – Gillian Anderson

"The thing he did (Monday), the things he did in this game, that rubs off on everybody." – Austin Croshere

“The thing he did (Monday), the things he did in this game, that rubs off on everybody.” – Austin Croshere

Everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was. -Evans, Richard L.

"Who pleasure gives, Shall joy receive" – Benjamin Franklin

“Who pleasure gives, Shall joy receive” – Benjamin Franklin

"The best proof of love is trust." – Dr. Joyce Brothers

“The best proof of love is trust.” – Dr. Joyce Brothers

"A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble." – Charles H. Spurgeon

“A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your …

Lucio Anneo Séneca – 8/6/2010

Un hombre inútil es gravoso al estado, en que se pesa el mérito de los miembros por la utilidad que de ellos se saca. Frases …

Nur dem nützt das Lob, der den Tadel zu schätzen versteht. (Dr. Robert Schumann)

Geburtstag und ZITAT DES TAGES von heute: Dr. Robert Schumann (8.6.1810 – 29.7.1856) Komponist, Städtischer Musikdirektor in Düsseldorf, ‘Liederkreis’, ‘Dichterliebe’, ‘Genoveva’/Oper (Deutschland, 1810 – 1856). …

It is more noble by silence to avoid an injury than by argument to overcome it. -Beaumont, Francis

Wo der Mut keine Zunge hat, bleibt die Vernunft stumm. ~~~ Jupp Müller

Wo der Mut keine Zunge hat, bleibt die Vernunft stumm. Jupp Müller

"I don’t need a man. But I’m happier with one. I like to have someone I can touch and squeeze and kiss. But I don’t fold up and die if I don’t have a man around." – Cher

“I don’t need a man. But I’m happier with one. I like to have someone I can touch and squeeze and kiss. But I don’t …

"The heat in Manila is an ‘I’m about to drown you in a monsoon’ type of heat. Oppressive. I had a hard time breathing. Not only were all the seats filled, all the aisles were filled and there people crammed in the rafters. I don’t know if you could squeeze in one more person. It was body to body." – Ferdie Pacheco

“The heat in Manila is an ‘I’m about to drown you in a monsoon’ type of heat. Oppressive. I had a hard time breathing. Not …

In dieser Welt gibt es nichts Sichereres als den Tod und die Steuern. ~~~ Benjamin Franklin

In dieser Welt gibt es nichts Sichereres als den Tod und die Steuern. Benjamin Franklin

"I prefer you to make mistakes in kindness than work miracles in unkindness." – Mother Teresa of Calcutta

“I prefer you to make mistakes in kindness than work miracles in unkindness.” – Mother Teresa of Calcutta

Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own. -Heinlein, Robert

"His money is twice tainted: ‘taint yours and ‘taint mine" – Mark Twain

“His money is twice tainted: ‘taint yours and ‘taint mine” – Mark Twain

Albernheit ist eine Erholung von der Umwelt. ~~~ Peter Bamm

Albernheit ist eine Erholung von der Umwelt. Peter Bamm

"It is the characteristic of the magnanimous man to ask no favor but to be ready to do kindness to others." – Aristotle

“It is the characteristic of the magnanimous man to ask no favor but to be ready to do kindness to others.” – Aristotle

"Quality is not an act, it is a habit." – Aristotle

“Quality is not an act, it is a habit.” – Aristotle

"I claim to be an average man of less than average ability. I have not the shadow of a doubt that any man or woman can achieve what I have, if he or she would make the same effort and cultivate the same hope and faith." – Mahatma Gandhi

“I claim to be an average man of less than average ability. I have not the shadow of a doubt that any man or woman …

Alle, die in Schönheit gehn, werden in Schönheit auferstehn. ~~~ Rainer Maria Rilke

Alle, die in Schönheit gehn, werden in Schönheit auferstehn. Rainer Maria Rilke

The most socially subversive institution of our time is the one-parent family. -Johnson, Paul

"The Answer to the Great Question Of…..Life, the Universe and Everything…..(is) Forty-two." – Douglas Adams

“The Answer to the Great Question Of…..Life, the Universe and Everything…..(is) Forty-two.” – Douglas Adams

"Keep not ill men company, lest you increase the number." – George Herbert

“Keep not ill men company, lest you increase the number.” – George Herbert

Nur ein mittelmäßiger Mensch ist immer in Hochform. ~~~ William Somerset Maugham

Nur ein mittelmäßiger Mensch ist immer in Hochform. William Somerset Maugham

"The deep joy we take in the company of people with whom we have just recently fallen in love is undisguisable." – John Cheever

“The deep joy we take in the company of people with whom we have just recently fallen in love is undisguisable.” – John Cheever

Zukunft: etwas, das die meisten Menschen erst lieben, wenn es Vergangenheit geworden ist. ~~~ William Somerset Maugham

Zukunft: etwas, das die meisten Menschen erst lieben, wenn es Vergangenheit geworden ist. William Somerset Maugham

Depression

goodbye happiness. hello depression. – Unknown

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