Plodding wins the race. -Aesop
Plodding wins the race. -Aesop
Year: 2010
"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
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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
"A good conscience is to the soul what health is to the body; it preserves constant ease and serenity within us; and more than countervails all the calamities and afflictions which can befall us from without." – Joseph Addison
“A good conscience is to the soul what health is to the body; it preserves constant ease and serenity within us; and more than countervails …
If the destination is heaven, why do we scramble to be first in line for hell? -Horton, Doug
If the destination is heaven, why do we scramble to be first in line for hell? -Horton, Doug
Wer Reue zeigt, den soll man nicht an seine früheren Sünden erinnern. ~~~ Jüdisches Sprichwort
Wer Reue zeigt, den soll man nicht an seine früheren Sünden erinnern. Jüdisches Sprichwort
Ready money is Aladdin’s lamp. -Byron, Lord
Ready money is Aladdin’s lamp. -Byron, Lord
"Who does not see that the same authority which can establish Christianity, in exclusion of all other religions, may establish with the same ease any particular sect of Christians, in exclusion of all other sects? Memorial and Remonstrance" – James Madison
“Who does not see that the same authority which can establish Christianity, in exclusion of all other religions, may establish with the same ease any …
"Men become old, but they never become good" – Oscar Wilde
“Men become old, but they never become good” – Oscar Wilde
Eine Diktatur ist eine Regierung, bei der man in Gefahr gerät, sitzen zu müssen, wenn man nicht hinter ihr stehen will. ~~~ Stanislaw Jerzy Lec
Eine Diktatur ist eine Regierung, bei der man in Gefahr gerät, sitzen zu müssen, wenn man nicht hinter ihr stehen will. Stanislaw Jerzy Lec
"The older the fiddler, the sweeter the tune." – Pope Paul VI
“The older the fiddler, the sweeter the tune.” – Pope Paul VI
Die Freiheit ist ein Luxus, den sich nicht jedermann gestatten kann. ~~~ Otto von Bismarck
Die Freiheit ist ein Luxus, den sich nicht jedermann gestatten kann. Otto von Bismarck
Proverb, African
Only a fool tests the depth of the water with both feet. Proverb, African quotes
Harrington, Bob
The best way to help poor people is to not be one of them. Harrington, Bob quotes
Leissner, Larry
If confusion is the first step to knowledge, I must be a genius. Leissner, Larry quotes
Letterman, Elmer G.
Next in importance to having a good aim is to recognize when to pull the trigger. Letterman, Elmer G. quotes
Pfizer, Sydney
I wonder what language truck drivers are using, now that everyone is using theirs? Pfizer, Sydney quotes
I always knew I was going to be rich. I don’t think I ever doubted it for a minute. -Buffett, Warren
I always knew I was going to be rich. I don’t think I ever doubted it for a minute. -Buffett, Warren