A cause a day keeps reality away. -Fraser, Jim
A cause a day keeps reality away. -Fraser, Jim
Month: April 2011
There is no genius in life like the genius of energy and industry. -Mitchell, Don G.
There is no genius in life like the genius of energy and industry. -Mitchell, Don G.
Simplicity is the seal of truth. -Proverb
Simplicity is the seal of truth. -Proverb
Peter Ustinov – love
“Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit.” ~ Peter Ustinov
Thought for Today – harmony
“All things have their time. All things have their answers. All things have their right to be. Accepting this reality, all things come into harmony.” …
Galileo Galilei – truth
“All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.” ~Galileo Galilei
Benjamin Elijah Mays – life
“The tragedy of life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach. It isn’t a calamity to …
Ralph Waldo Emerson – Trust
“Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly, and they will show themselves great.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
"The greater difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests." – Epicurus
“The greater difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.” – Epicurus
Widows are divided into two classes — the bereaved and relieved. -Robinson, Victor
Widows are divided into two classes — the bereaved and relieved. -Robinson, Victor
Man fällt nicht über seine Fehler. Man fällt immer über seine Feinde, die diese Fehler ausnutzen. ~~~ Kurt Tucholsky
Man fällt nicht über seine Fehler. Man fällt immer über seine Feinde, die diese Fehler ausnutzen. Kurt Tucholsky
I have no fear of photography as long as it cannot be used in heaven and in hell. -Munch, Edvard
I have no fear of photography as long as it cannot be used in heaven and in hell. -Munch, Edvard
Die allgemeinen fixen Ideen, welche man die gesunde Vernunft tauft, sind unerträglich langweilig.
Die allgemeinen fixen Ideen, welche man die gesunde Vernunft tauft, sind unerträglich langweilig.
This world owes all its forward impulses to people ill at ease. -Hawthorne, Nathaniel
This world owes all its forward impulses to people ill at ease. -Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Gib jedem Tag die Chance, der schönste deines
Gib jedem Tag die Chance, der schönste deines Lebens zu werden. (Mark Twain)
Francisco Ayala – 7/4/2011
La avaricia es la más desinteresada de las pasiones, ya que exige una abnegación, a veces de magnitud heroica. Frases de Francisco Ayala – 7/4/2011
No man is above the law, and no man is below it. -Roosevelt, Theodore
No man is above the law, and no man is below it. -Roosevelt, Theodore
There was never a great man who had not a great mother. -Schreiner, Olive
There was never a great man who had not a great mother. -Schreiner, Olive
"The world is filled with folly and sin, And Love must cling, where it can, I say: For Beauty is easy enough to win; But one isn’t loved every day" – Owen Meredith
“The world is filled with folly and sin, And Love must cling, where it can, I say: For Beauty is easy enough to win; But …
I don’t use drugs, my dreams are frightening enough. -Eschenbach, Marie E.
I don’t use drugs, my dreams are frightening enough. -Eschenbach, Marie E.
sleep
He who sleeps half a day has won half a life. – Kraus, Karl
Freedom is only granted us that obedience may be more perfect. -Ruskin, John
Freedom is only granted us that obedience may be more perfect. -Ruskin, John
Henry Moore
“One never knows what each day is going to bring. The important thing is to be open and ready for it.” Henry Moore quotes
Ich mag Philosophen nicht, die das Haar auf fremden Köpfen spalten. Noch dazu mit einem Beil. ~~~ Stanislaw Jerzy Lec
Ich mag Philosophen nicht, die das Haar auf fremden Köpfen spalten. Noch dazu mit einem Beil. Stanislaw Jerzy Lec
As grand and griefless as a rich man’s funeral. -Dobell, Sidney Thompson
As grand and griefless as a rich man’s funeral. -Dobell, Sidney Thompson
That which is so universal as death must be a benefit. -Schiller, Johann Friedrich Von
That which is so universal as death must be a benefit. -Schiller, Johann Friedrich Von
Das Dasein der Götter kann seine gute Richtigkeit haben, wenngleich alle diese Dinge Lügen sind.
Das Dasein der Götter kann seine gute Richtigkeit haben, wenngleich alle diese Dinge Lügen sind.
Diplomatie ist ein Schachspiel, bei dem die Völker matt gesetzt werden. ~~~ Karl Kraus
Diplomatie ist ein Schachspiel, bei dem die Völker matt gesetzt werden. Karl Kraus
There is no such thing as justice in the abstract; it is merely a compact between men -Epicurus
There is no such thing as justice in the abstract; it is merely a compact between men -Epicurus
Was immer Du tun kannst oder träumst es zu
Was immer Du tun kannst oder träumst es zu können, fang damit an. (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
Jean Paul – 6/4/2011
El más indestructible de los milagros es la fe humana en ellos. Frases de Jean Paul – 6/4/2011
"We do not live an equal life, but one of contrasts and patchwork; now a little joy, then a sorrow, now a sin, then a generous or brave action" – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“We do not live an equal life, but one of contrasts and patchwork; now a little joy, then a sorrow, now a sin, then a …
Self-love exaggerates our faults as well as our virtues. -Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von
Self-love exaggerates our faults as well as our virtues. -Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von
Die Schönheit der Dinge lebt in der Seele dessen, der sie betrachtet. ~~~ David Hume
Die Schönheit der Dinge lebt in der Seele dessen, der sie betrachtet. David Hume
A highbrow is a person educated beyond his intelligence. -Matthews, Brander
A highbrow is a person educated beyond his intelligence. -Matthews, Brander
"When you have spoken the word, it reigns over you. When it is unspoken you reign over it." – Arabian Proverb
“When you have spoken the word, it reigns over you. When it is unspoken you reign over it.” – Arabian Proverb
The destiny of man is in his own soul -Herodotus
The destiny of man is in his own soul -Herodotus
Whatever you believe with feeling becomes your reality. -Tracy, Brian
Whatever you believe with feeling becomes your reality. -Tracy, Brian
Doug Plank
“Most football teams are temperamental. That’s 90% temper and 10% mental.” Doug Plank quotes
Danton, Georges
In order to conquer, what we need is to dare, still to dare, and always to dare. Danton, Georges quotes