Seabury, David
Good humor isn’t a trait of character, it is an art which requires practice. Seabury, David quotes
Month: June 2011
Schembechler, Bo
When your team is winning, be ready to be tough, because winning can make you soft. On the other hand, when your team is losing, …
"Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody’s face but their own." – Jonathan Swift
“Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody’s face but their own.” – Jonathan Swift
William Inge – something beautiful and true
“Nobody is bored when he is trying to make something that is beautiful, or to discover something that is true.” ~William Inge
He that can take rest is greater than he that can take cities. -Franklin, Benjamin
He that can take rest is greater than he that can take cities. -Franklin, Benjamin
Any person who contributes to prosperity must prosper in turn. -Nightingale, Earl
Any person who contributes to prosperity must prosper in turn. -Nightingale, Earl
Alter ist keine Frage des Körpers, sondern des Kopfes.
Alter ist keine Frage des Körpers, sondern des Kopfes.
Wenn sich die Gäste wie zu Hause fühlen, benehmen sie sich leider auch so. ~~~ Danny Kaye
Wenn sich die Gäste wie zu Hause fühlen, benehmen sie sich leider auch so. Danny Kaye
Nobody can be exactly like me. Sometimes even I have trouble doing it. -Bankhead, Tallulah
Nobody can be exactly like me. Sometimes even I have trouble doing it. -Bankhead, Tallulah
Jeder Fehler erscheint unglaublich dumm,
Jeder Fehler erscheint unglaublich dumm, wenn andere ihn begehen. (Georg Christoph Lichtenberg)
François Mauriac – 9/6/2011
El tiempo siempre está maduro, la pregunta es para qué. Frases de François Mauriac – 9/6/2011
H. Youngman
Mijn vrouw en ik overwogen een scheiding, maar toen we de prijzen van de advocaten hoorden, hebben we maar besloten een nieuwe wagen te kopen. …
Rumi – beauty of love
“Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.” ~ Rumi
Kahlil Gibran – silence
“Your hearts know in silence the secrets of the days and the nights.” – Kahlil Gibran
Kahlil Gibran – ungrateful
“I have learned silence from the talkative, tolerance from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet strangely, I am ungrateful to these teachers.” ~Kahlil …
Thought for Today – Create Continuously
“Every day is an opportunity to be creative – the canvas is your mind, the brushes and colours are your thoughts and feelings, the panorama …
Leah Dancel – connective tissue of intelligence
“Knowledge, Understanding and Wisdom connect with one another. It is a recipe for acquired Intelligence as not everyone is born with it.” ~Leah Dancel
Fernsehen bildet. Immer, wenn der Fernseher an ist, gehe ich in ein anderes Zimmer und lese. ~~~ Groucho Marx
Fernsehen bildet. Immer, wenn der Fernseher an ist, gehe ich in ein anderes Zimmer und lese. Groucho Marx
Kindness makes a fellow feel good whether it’s being done to him or by him. -Clark, Frank A.
Kindness makes a fellow feel good whether it’s being done to him or by him. -Clark, Frank A.
The first thing that strikes a visitor to Paris is a taxi. -Allen, Fred A.
The first thing that strikes a visitor to Paris is a taxi. -Allen, Fred A.
Unsere Wünsche sind Vorgefühle der Fähigkeiten, die in uns liegen, Vorboten desjenigen, was wir zu leisten imstande sein werden. ~~~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Unsere Wünsche sind Vorgefühle der Fähigkeiten, die in uns liegen, Vorboten desjenigen, was wir zu leisten imstande sein werden. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Who originated that most exquisite of inquisitions, the condolence system? -Phelps, Elizabeth Stuart
Who originated that most exquisite of inquisitions, the condolence system? -Phelps, Elizabeth Stuart
Daily Quote – David Russell
The hardest thing in life is to know which bridge to cross and which to burn. David Russell quotes
The unhappy derive comfort from the misfortunes of others. -Aesop
The unhappy derive comfort from the misfortunes of others. -Aesop
Edgar R. Fiedler
“Ask five economists and you’ll get five different answers – six if one went to Harvard.” Edgar R. Fiedler quotes
Jules Verne – immense desert
In dedication to King Mahaleah “The sea is everything. It covers seven tenths of the terrestrial globe. Its breath is pure and healthy. It …
Henry David Thoreau – flakes of sunlight
“Waves of serene life pass over us from time to time like flakes of sunlight over the fields in cloudy weather.” ~Henry David Thoreau
Das größte Übel der heutigen Jugend besteht darin, dass man nicht mehr dazugehört. ~~~ Salvador Dali
Das größte Übel der heutigen Jugend besteht darin, dass man nicht mehr dazugehört. Salvador Dali
Hell is full of musical amateurs: music is the brandy of the damned. -Shaw, George Bernard
Hell is full of musical amateurs: music is the brandy of the damned. -Shaw, George Bernard
"I wonder sometimes if the motivation for writers ought to be contempt, not admiration." – Orson Scott Card
“I wonder sometimes if the motivation for writers ought to be contempt, not admiration.” – Orson Scott Card
We have meet the enemy; and he is us. -Kelly, Walt
We have meet the enemy; and he is us. -Kelly, Walt
Lily Dancel – Love
“Love is like a warm ray on a winter morning like a bubble bath of happiness like a kind word to a hated …
Oscar A Erasquin – Music
“There is something in music that keeps everything in order. I even have an impression that in heaven, every communication is done with singing- nothing …
Im Reiche der Zwecke hat alles entweder einen Preis oder eine Würde.
Im Reiche der Zwecke hat alles entweder einen Preis oder eine Würde.
Ob ein Mensch ein Gentleman ist, erkennt
Ob ein Mensch ein Gentleman ist, erkennt man an seinem Benehmen denjenigen Menschen gegenüber, von denen er keinen Nutzen hat. (William Lyon Phelps)
Jane Austen – 8/6/2011
Como se sabe, los negocios pueden dar dinero, pero la amistad raramente lo hace. Frases de Jane Austen – 8/6/2011
B.E. McCormick
Vroeger wachtte iemand geduldig tot de volgende week als hij de postkoets had gemist. Nu wordt hij woedend als hij het eerste vak van de …
"We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature – trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence… We need silence to be able to touch souls." – Mother Teresa
“We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature – trees, …
Bücher haben Ehrgefühl. Wenn man sie verleiht, kommen sie nicht mehr zurück. ~~~ Theodor Fontane
Bücher haben Ehrgefühl. Wenn man sie verleiht, kommen sie nicht mehr zurück. Theodor Fontane
What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone? -Brecht, Bertolt
What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone? -Brecht, Bertolt