April 2011 – Page 2 – Dictionary of Quotes

"Nothing risque, nothing gained." – Alexander Woollcott

“Nothing risque, nothing gained.” – Alexander Woollcott

Morality is suspecting other people of not being legally married. -Shaw, George Bernard

"Every hero becomes a bore at last." – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Every hero becomes a bore at last.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Man muß noch Chaos in sich haben, um einen tanzenden Stern gebären zu können.

Experience is in the fingers and head. The heart is inexperienced. -Thoreau, Henry David

Was du mir sagst, das vergesse ich. Was du

Was du mir sagst, das vergesse ich. Was du mir zeigst, daran erinnere ich mich. Was du mich tun lässt, das verstehe ich. (Konfuzius)

Federico Luis Jahn – 29/4/2011

El secreto para vivir en paz con todos consiste en el arte de comprender a cada uno según su individualidad. Frases de Federico Luis Jahn …

"The average is the borderline that keeps mere<br/>men in their place. Those who step over the line are heroes by the very<br/>act. Go." – Henry Rollins

“The average is the borderline that keeps meremen in their place. Those who step over the line are heroes by the veryact. Go.” – Henry …

"We don’t have tornadoes out here in this area too much. This was one of the few." – Terry Larson

“We don’t have tornadoes out here in this area too much. This was one of the few.” – Terry Larson

Poets wish to profit or to please. -Horace

"HURRICANE, n. An atmospheric demonstration once very common but now generally abandoned for the tornado and cyclone. The hurricane is still in popular use in the West Indies and is preferred by certain old-fashioned sea-captains. It is also used in the construction of the upper decks of steamboats, but generally speaking, the hurricane’s usefulness has outlasted it." – Ambrose Bierce

“HURRICANE, n. An atmospheric demonstration once very common but now generally abandoned for the tornado and cyclone. The hurricane is still in popular use in …

I have been in love, and in debt, and in drink, this many and many a year. -Brome, Alexander

Seneca – blessings of mankind

“The great blessings of mankind are within us and within our reach; but we shut our eyes, and, like people in the dark, we fall …

Charles Caleb Colton – two and one

“Men are born with two eyes, but only one tongue, in order that they should see twice as much as they say.” ~Charles Caleb Colton

John Lennon – gift of love

“We’ve got this gift of love, but love is like a precious plant. You can’t just accept it and leave it in the cupboard or …

Gail Pursell Elliot – believe and think

“What we believe determines our thoughts. What we think determines our perspective.” ~Gail Pursell Elliot, (The Positive Thoughts)

efficiency

Efficiency is intelligent laziness. – Dunham, David

Thought for Today – Light Hearted Soul

“You are a light hearted soul who laughs in the face of fear, and only cries tears of joy.” ~Thought for Today-UK

Frances Ward Weller – friend

“A friend can tell you things you don’t want to tell yourself.” ~Frances Ward Weller

David Foster

“There’s an evolutionary imperative why we give a crap about our family and friends. And there’s an evolutionary imperative why we don’t give a crap …

There is a very fine line between loving life and being greedy for it. -Angelou, Maya

Philip L. Gramm

“I didn’t come to Washington to be loved and I haven’t been disappointed.” Philip L. Gramm quotes

Adler, Alfred

The chief danger in life is that you may take too many precautions. Adler, Alfred quotes

Marcia, Wieder

Use your precious moments to live life fully every single second of every single day. Marcia, Wieder quotes

Leacock, Stephen B.

Advertising may be described as the science of arresting the human intelligence long enough to get money from it. Leacock, Stephen B. quotes

Alcott, Amy

Concentrate, play your game, and don’t be afraid to win. Alcott, Amy quotes

Herman Hesse

“Often it is the most deserving people who cannot help loving those who destroy them.” Herman Hesse quotes

Marriage should be a duet-when one sings, the other claps. -Murray, Joe

"And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow." – G. K. Chesterton

“And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow.” – G. K. Chesterton

Liebe: nur ein schmutziger Trick der Natur, um das Fortbestehen der Menschheit zu garantieren. ~~~ William Somerset Maugham

Liebe: nur ein schmutziger Trick der Natur, um das Fortbestehen der Menschheit zu garantieren. William Somerset Maugham

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