"Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum." – Oliver Wendell Holmes
“Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes
Month: January 2011
"I’ve never tried to block out the memories of the past, even though some are painful. I don’t understand people who hide from their past. Everything you live through helps to make you the person you are now." – Sophia Loren
“I’ve never tried to block out the memories of the past, even though some are painful. I don’t understand people who hide from their past. …
Politik: Wettrennen trojanischer Pferde ~~~ Stanislaw Jerzy Lec
Politik: Wettrennen trojanischer Pferde Stanislaw Jerzy Lec
Cardinal de Retz
“A man who doesn’t trust himself can never truly trust anyone else.” Cardinal de Retz quotes
"On the eve of my laying down office, with the inauguration of the Republic, I should like to tender my greetings and best wishes to the men and women of India who will henceforth be a citizen of a republic. I feel deeply thankful for the affection showered on me by all sections of the people, which alone enabled me to hear the burden of an office to the duties and conventions of which I had been an utter stranger.*"" – C. Rajagopalachari
“On the eve of my laying down office, with the inauguration of the Republic, I should like to tender my greetings and best wishes to …
Youth is about the only thing worth having, and that is about the only thing youth has. -Howe, Edgar Watson
Youth is about the only thing worth having, and that is about the only thing youth has. -Howe, Edgar Watson
Marguerite Gardiner Blessington
“There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.” Marguerite Gardiner Blessington quotes
"My definition of democracy is – A form and a method of Government whereby revolutionary changes in the social life are brought about without bloodshed. That is the real test. It is perhaps the severest test. But when you are judging the quality of the material you must put it to the severest test." – B. R. Ambedkar
“My definition of democracy is – A form and a method of Government whereby revolutionary changes in the social life are brought about without bloodshed. …
Richard Ingrams
“It’s important for people not to hold a high opinion of politicians, and one of the strengths of the British is that they don’t on …
Seven’s a banquet nine a brawl. -Proverb
Seven’s a banquet nine a brawl. -Proverb
Art is the path of the creator to his work. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Art is the path of the creator to his work. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
"We must never feel sad because of haters bad remarks, feel happy that they don’t get the great remarks you do." – Nerrymiah Scipio
“We must never feel sad because of haters bad remarks, feel happy that they don’t get the great remarks you do.” – Nerrymiah Scipio
Früher war es noch nicht so spät.
Früher war es noch nicht so spät.
It doesn?t matter how one looks, it matters how one acts. -Kessler, Daniella
It doesn?t matter how one looks, it matters how one acts. -Kessler, Daniella
Man sagt, wir bewegen uns zu wenig. Und das
Man sagt, wir bewegen uns zu wenig. Und das tägliche Umgehen der Gesetze? (Wieslaw Brudzinski)
Mariano José de Larra – 20/1/2011
Ley implacable de la naturaleza: o devorar, o ser devorado. Pueblos e individuos, o víctimas o verdugos. Frases de Mariano José de Larra – 20/1/2011
Moral ist jenes Maß von Anständigkeit, das gerade modern ist. (Federico Fellini)
Geburtstag und ZITAT DES TAGES von heute: Federico Fellini (20.1.1920 – 31.10.1993) Drehbuchautor, Filmregisseur, ‘La strada’, ‘Amarcorde’, ‘La dolce vita’ (Italien, 1920 – 1993). Bauernregel …
You can plant a dream. -Campbell, Anne
You can plant a dream. -Campbell, Anne
No matter her past, when a chambermaid marries a lord she becomes a lady. -Proverb, Latin
No matter her past, when a chambermaid marries a lord she becomes a lady. -Proverb, Latin
Love Quote 0048
The most precious possession that ever comes to a man in this world is a woman’s heart. – Josiah Gilbert # http://
"No longer will I allow you to get to me, get under my skin or affect me in anyway from now on all you will see is a smile & inside I hand it over to karma." – Author unknown
“No longer will I allow you to get to me, get under my skin or affect me in anyway from now on all you will …
Wenn man einen Liebhaber hat, dann hat man auch mehrere. ~~~ Marguerite Duras
Wenn man einen Liebhaber hat, dann hat man auch mehrere. Marguerite Duras
After coming into contact with a religious man I always feel I must wash my hands. -Nietzsche, Friedrich
After coming into contact with a religious man I always feel I must wash my hands. -Nietzsche, Friedrich
Kein Abschied auf der Welt fällt schwerer als der Abschied von der Macht. ~~~ Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
Kein Abschied auf der Welt fällt schwerer als der Abschied von der Macht. Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
Die Kunst ist zwar nicht das Brot, wohl aber der Wein des Lebens. ~~~ Jean Paul
Die Kunst ist zwar nicht das Brot, wohl aber der Wein des Lebens. Jean Paul
Jim Elliot
“Wherever you are – be all there.” Jim Elliot quotes
Barkin, Ellen
Acting is a matter of giving away secrets. Barkin, Ellen quotes
"Whatever may be conceded to the influence of refined education on minds of peculiar structure, reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle." – George Washington
“Whatever may be conceded to the influence of refined education on minds of peculiar structure, reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national …
You’ve got to keep fighting; you’ve got to risk your life every six months to stay alive -Kazan, Elia
You’ve got to keep fighting; you’ve got to risk your life every six months to stay alive -Kazan, Elia
We are as liable to be corrupted by books, as by companions. -Fielding, Henry
We are as liable to be corrupted by books, as by companions. -Fielding, Henry
"Better an honest enemy than a false friend" – German Proverb
“Better an honest enemy than a false friend” – German Proverb
Aufrichtigkeit ist die edelste Form der Dummheit.
Aufrichtigkeit ist die edelste Form der Dummheit.
"Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year." – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Talking without thinking is like shooting without taking aim. -Proverb
Talking without thinking is like shooting without taking aim. -Proverb
Daily Quote – John C. Maxwell
The greatest mistake we make is living in constant fear that we will make one. John C. Maxwell quotes
Keine Literatur kann in puncto Zynismus das
Keine Literatur kann in puncto Zynismus das wirkliche Leben übertreffen. (Anton Pawlowitsch Tschechow)
Georges Duhamel – 19/1/2011
La simpatía, pasión animal, es también una pasión egoísta. Pero no deja de ser nuestra mejor oportunidad para evadirnos del egoísmo. Frases de Georges Duhamel …
Nicht in der Erkenntnis liegt das Glück, sondern im Erwerben der Erkenntnis. (Edgar Allan Poe)
Geburtstag und ZITAT DES TAGES von heute: Edgar Allan Poe (19.1.1809 – 7.10.1849) Erzähler, Lyriker, Literaturkritiker, ‘Der Rabe’, ‘Der Untergang des Hauses Usher’ (USA, 1809 …
Robert W Burns – art of staying married
“The art of staying happily married is the greatest of all the arts, because everything that is fine and decent about our world depends on …
Martin Luther – marriage
“There is no more lovely, friendly and charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage.”~Martin Luther