Sich selbst darf man nicht für so göttlich
Sich selbst darf man nicht für so göttlich halten, dass man seine eigenen Werke nicht gelegentlich verbessern könnte. (Ludwig van Beethoven)
Month: March 2011
Marjorie Pithie
Een discussie is als een bootje: als alle passagiers aan een kant gaan zitten, slaat het om. Er moet evenwicht zijn voordat je verder kan. …
"Why can’t we get all the people together in the world that we really like and then just stay together? I guess that wouldn’t work. Someone would leave. Someone always leaves. Then we would have to say good-bye. I hate good-byes. I know what I need. I need more hellos." – Snoopy
“Why can’t we get all the people together in the world that we really like and then just stay together? I guess that wouldn’t work. …
Orison – obstacles
“Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them.” ~Orison
When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them. -Confucius
When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them. -Confucius
"Good-byes breed a sort of distaste for whomever you say good-bye to; this hurts, you feel, this must not happen again" – Elizabeth Bowen
“Good-byes breed a sort of distaste for whomever you say good-bye to; this hurts, you feel, this must not happen again” – Elizabeth Bowen
"Friendship improves happiness, and abates misery, by doubling our joys, and dividing our grief." – Joseph Addison
“Friendship improves happiness, and abates misery, by doubling our joys, and dividing our grief.” – Joseph Addison
Richard Brautigan – huge gallows
“If you get hung up on everybody else’s hang-ups, then the whole world’s going to be nothing more than one huge gallows.” ~Richard Brautigan
William Congreve – Blessings
“Blessings ever wait on virtuous deeds, and though a late, a sure reward succeeds.” ~William Congreve
H. L. Mencken – bachelors
“Bachelors know more about women than married men; if they didn’t, they’d be married too.” ~H. L. Mencken
Tryon Edwards – Anecdotes
“Anecdotes are sometimes the best vehicles of truth, and if striking and appropriate, are often more impressive and powerful than argument” ~Tryon Edwards
Lisa Hammond
“In overcoming fear and sharing our stories with others, we find the truth about who we really are and discover that we’re not alone.” ~Lisa …
Say Something, Do Something, Make nothing become something. Be Something. -Jvongard
Say Something, Do Something, Make nothing become something. Be Something. -Jvongard
Oscar A Erasquin – Light
“Light is the antithesis of darkness as wisdom is the antithesis of foolish thoughts. Everything on earth has its duality just as inside has its …
George Price – sanity and madness
“Correct me if I’m wrong, but hasn’t the fine line between sanity and madness gotten finer?” ~George Price
When you love someone all your saved-up wishes start coming out. -Bowen, Elizabeth
When you love someone all your saved-up wishes start coming out. -Bowen, Elizabeth
"I think nostalgia takes over when we think about people we once loved, and we tend to pick out all of the good parts. I could very easily sit here and say I still think about the one that got away, but the truth of the matter is that he didn’t get away, he walked away…and I’m the girl he walked away from." – Joy Maniscalco
“I think nostalgia takes over when we think about people we once loved, and we tend to pick out all of the good parts. I …
Edna Buchanan
“True friends are those who really know you but love you anyway.” Edna Buchanan quotes
Frank Scully
“Why not go out on a limb? Isn’t that where the fruit is?” Frank Scully quotes
African Proverb
“If you refuse to be made straight when you are green, you will not be made straight when you are dry.” African Proverb quotes
Toast, Irish
In the New Year, may your right hand always be stretched out in friendship, but never in want. Toast, Irish quotes
Messier, Mark
The only pressure I’m under is the pressure I’ve put on myself. Messier, Mark quotes
Wycherley, William
Your women of honor, as you call em, are only chary of their reputations, not their persons; and ‘Tis scandal that they would avoid, not …
Stern, Bill
Our elections are free — it’s in the results where eventually we pay. Stern, Bill quotes
Pollard, Josephine
The wheel goes round and round, some are up and some are on the down, and still the wheel goes round. Pollard, Josephine quotes
Barron, Frank
The refusal to choose is a form of choice; disbelief is a form of belief. Barron, Frank quotes
Let a good person do good deeds with the same zeal that an evil person does bad ones. -Rokeach, Shalom
Let a good person do good deeds with the same zeal that an evil person does bad ones. -Rokeach, Shalom
Die Liebe trägt die Seele, wie die Füße den Leib tragen. ~~~ Katharina von Siena
Die Liebe trägt die Seele, wie die Füße den Leib tragen. Katharina von Siena
"We are growing serious, and let me tell you, that’s the very next step to being dull" – Joseph Addison
“We are growing serious, and let me tell you, that’s the very next step to being dull” – Joseph Addison
"You drown not by falling into a river, but by staying submerged in it." – Paulo Coelho
“You drown not by falling into a river, but by staying submerged in it.” – Paulo Coelho
Hatreds are the cinders of affection. -Raleigh, Sir Walter
Hatreds are the cinders of affection. -Raleigh, Sir Walter
Auch das ist der Mensch: Sein aufrechter Zwang.
Auch das ist der Mensch: Sein aufrechter Zwang.
Es ist leicht den Haß, schwer die Liebe, am schwersten Gleichgültigkeit zu verbergen. ~~~ Ludwig Börne
Es ist leicht den Haß, schwer die Liebe, am schwersten Gleichgültigkeit zu verbergen. Ludwig Börne
Every new idea is an impossibility until it is born. -Brown, Ron
Every new idea is an impossibility until it is born. -Brown, Ron
Fairfield Advance – inspiration
“It takes a child with extra special strength to turn their troubles into inspiration for other people.” ~Fairfield Advance, 23 March 2011
Aber das Leben ist traurig und feierlich.
Aber das Leben ist traurig und feierlich. Wir werden in eine wunderschöne Welt gelassen, treffen uns hier, stellen uns einander vor – und gehen zusammen …
Bertrand Russell – 25/3/2011
Me opongo a toda superstición, sea musulmana, cristiana, judía o budista. Frases de Bertrand Russell – 25/3/2011
Kees Stip
Bidden moet toch een belediging van God zijn, alsof hij niet weet wat hij wil zonder dat hij aan zijn kop gezeurd wordt. Kees Stip …
Concentration and mental toughness are the margins of victory. -Russell, Bill
Concentration and mental toughness are the margins of victory. -Russell, Bill
"We all at certain times in our lives find ourselves broken. True strength is found in picking up the pieces." – Jill Pendley
“We all at certain times in our lives find ourselves broken. True strength is found in picking up the pieces.” – Jill Pendley