Month: February 2011
Francis Gay – patience
“Patience can work wonders.” ~ Francis Gay, TFBFG 1979
"I pray thee leave, love me no more, / Call home the heart you gave me, / I but in vain the saint adore, / That can, but will not, save me." – Michael Drayton
“I pray thee leave, love me no more, / Call home the heart you gave me, / I but in vain the saint adore, / …
Gesetze sind Jungfrauen im Parlament, aber Huren vor Gericht.
Gesetze sind Jungfrauen im Parlament, aber Huren vor Gericht.
"In the arithmetic of love, one plus one equals everything, and two minus one equals nothing" – Mignon McLaughlin
“In the arithmetic of love, one plus one equals everything, and two minus one equals nothing” – Mignon McLaughlin
acquaintance
Acquaintance. A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to. – Bierce, Ambrose
logic
Reason also is choice. – Milton, John
If you would have a faithful servant, and one that you like, serve yourself. -Franklin, Benjamin
If you would have a faithful servant, and one that you like, serve yourself. -Franklin, Benjamin
Geld stinkt nicht.
Geld stinkt nicht. (Titus Flavius Vespasianus)
Horace Mann – 13/2/2011
Sería mucho mejor para nuestros distinguidos antepasados alabarles con menos palabras y con más acciones nobles. Frases de Horace Mann – 13/2/2011
Manche Maler machen aus der Sonne einen gelben Punkt. Andere machen aus einem gelben Punkt eine Sonne. ~~~ Pablo Picasso
Manche Maler machen aus der Sonne einen gelben Punkt. Andere machen aus einem gelben Punkt eine Sonne. Pablo Picasso
"A bell’s not a bell ’til you ring it A song’s not a song ’til you sing it Love in your heart wasn’t put there to stay Love isn’t love ’til you give it away!" – Oscar Hammerstein II
“A bell’s not a bell ’til you ring it A song’s not a song ’til you sing it Love in your heart wasn’t put there …
It’s fun being a kid. -Angier, Bradford Arthur
It’s fun being a kid. -Angier, Bradford Arthur
"Of all the things I’ve lost, I miss my mind the most" – Mark Twain
“Of all the things I’ve lost, I miss my mind the most” – Mark Twain
You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high goals. -Patton, George S.
You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high goals. -Patton, George S.
Thought for Today – An Ancient Peace
“There is a silence into which the world cannot intrude. There is an ancient peace you carry in your heart and have not lost. There …
Henry Ward Beecher – airy hosts
“We not only live among men, but there are airy hosts, blessed spectators, sympatheticlookers-on, that see and know and appreciate our thoughts and feelings and …
Those who trust us educate us. -Eliot, George
Those who trust us educate us. -Eliot, George
"The more you explain it, the more I don’t understand it" – Mark Twain
“The more you explain it, the more I don’t understand it” – Mark Twain
"Something opens our wings. Something makes boredom and hurt disappear. Someone fills the cup in front of us: We taste only sacredness." – Jalal ad-Din Rumi
“Something opens our wings. Something makes boredom and hurt disappear. Someone fills the cup in front of us: We taste only sacredness.” – Jalal ad-Din …
timidity
I used to hang out by the food table at parties because you don’t have to talk to anybody. If you do then you can …
living together
Do you think your mother and I should have lived comfortably so long together, if ever we had been married? Baggage! – Gay, John
No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible. -Lec, Stanislaw J.
No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible. -Lec, Stanislaw J.
Einer Straßenbahn und einer Aktie darf man nie nachlaufen. Nur Geduld: Die nächste kommt mit Sicherheit. ~~~ André Kostolany
Einer Straßenbahn und einer Aktie darf man nie nachlaufen. Nur Geduld: Die nächste kommt mit Sicherheit. André Kostolany
Lucas, E. V.
I have noticed that the people who are late are often so much jollier than the people who have to wait for them. Lucas, E. …
Baxter, Bowen
If you think practicing what you preach is rough, just try preaching what you practice. Baxter, Bowen quotes
Sarah Bernhardt
“Your words are my food, your breath my wine. You are everything to me.” Sarah Bernhardt quotes
Johnny Vegas
“It is easy for me to love myself, but for ladies to do it is another question altogether.” Johnny Vegas quotes
The tree of silence bears the fruit of peace. -Proverb, Arabian
The tree of silence bears the fruit of peace. -Proverb, Arabian
Efficiency is intelligent laziness. -Dunham, David
Efficiency is intelligent laziness. -Dunham, David
Der gemeine Mann betrachtet die Religion als richtig, der Weise als falsch und der Politiker als nützlich.
Der gemeine Mann betrachtet die Religion als richtig, der Weise als falsch und der Politiker als nützlich.
Halte immer an der Gegenwart fest. Jeder Zustand, ja jeder Augenblick ist von unendlichem Wert, denn er ist der Repräsentant einer ganzen Ewigkeit. ~~~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Halte immer an der Gegenwart fest. Jeder Zustand, ja jeder Augenblick ist von unendlichem Wert, denn er ist der Repräsentant einer ganzen Ewigkeit. Johann Wolfgang …
The short memories of American voters is what keeps our politicians in office. -Rogers, Will
The short memories of American voters is what keeps our politicians in office. -Rogers, Will
Lieber heimlich schlau als unheimlich doof.
Lieber heimlich schlau als unheimlich doof.
Príncipe Carlos José de Ligne – 12/2/2011
A los hombres se les puede dividir en dos categorías: los que hablan para decir algo, y los que dicen algo por hablar. Frases de …
Indes sie forschten, röntgten, filmten, funkten, entstand von selbst die köstlichste Erfindung: der Umweg als die kürzeste Verbindung zwischen zwei Punkten. ~~~ Erich Kästner
Indes sie forschten, röntgten, filmten, funkten, entstand von selbst die köstlichste Erfindung: der Umweg als die kürzeste Verbindung zwischen zwei Punkten. Erich Kästner
Draw the curtain, the fraud is over. -Rabelais, Francois
Draw the curtain, the fraud is over. -Rabelais, Francois
It is easy to be tolerant of the principles of other people if you have none of your own. -Samuel, Herbert
It is easy to be tolerant of the principles of other people if you have none of your own. -Samuel, Herbert
Ralph Waldo Emerson – best day
“Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Charles R. Swindoll – attitude and vision
“When you have vision it affects your attitude. Your attitude is optimistic rather than pessimistic.” ~Charles R. Swindoll