Denn dies ist für die Menschen die Ursache
Denn dies ist für die Menschen die Ursache allen Übels, daß sie nicht imstande sind, die allgemeinen Begriffe auf die einzelnen Fälle anzuwenden. (Arius)
Month: August 2011
Arturo Graf – 14/8/2011
La religión debería servir más para dar ánimos a los buenos que para aterrorizar a los malos. Frases de Arturo Graf – 14/8/2011
We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression. -Confucius
We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression. -Confucius
Will localizes us; thought universalizes us. -Amiel, Henri Frederic
Will localizes us; thought universalizes us. -Amiel, Henri Frederic
Prince Charles – neither nor
“Be neither too remote nor too familiar.” ~Prince Charles
Thought for Today – See the Sweetness
“No matter how bad people may seem, they possess at least one virtue. Be like the humming bird and pick out the sweetness of everyone’s …
Private property was the original source of freedom. It still is its main ballpark. -Lippmann, Walter
Private property was the original source of freedom. It still is its main ballpark. -Lippmann, Walter
Ashleigh Brilliant – cast without plot
“My life has a superb cast but I can’t figure out the plot.” ~Ashleigh Brilliant
Rob Watson – mirror
“People see an endangered species every day now when they look in the mirror.” ~Rob Watson
Thought for Today – Faith
“When I am continuously being battered by the storms of life, and my very spirit is ebbing away, then all I need to do is …
Anatole France – learn by
“You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working; in just the same way, you learn …
Adrienne Rich – Poem
“The moment of change is the only poem.” ~Adrienne Rich
It is better to have loved your wife than never to have loved at all. -Saltus, Edgar
It is better to have loved your wife than never to have loved at all. -Saltus, Edgar
Peart, Neil
If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice. Peart, Neil quotes
Kempton, Sally
It is hard to fight an enemy who has outposts in your head. Kempton, Sally quotes
It should be possible to explain the laws of physics to a barmaid. -Einstein, Albert
It should be possible to explain the laws of physics to a barmaid. -Einstein, Albert
No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness. -Aristotle
No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness. -Aristotle
Die Macht der Arbeiter und Bauern erwies sich als Ohnmacht der Phrasen und Mauern
Die Macht der Arbeiter und Bauern erwies sich als Ohnmacht der Phrasen und Mauern
Humanity either makes, or breeds, or tolerates all its afflictions. -Wells, H.G.
Humanity either makes, or breeds, or tolerates all its afflictions. -Wells, H.G.
Ein schwerer Beutel macht leicht eitel.
Ein schwerer Beutel macht leicht eitel. (Abraham a Santa Clara)
Nicolas Malebranche – 13/8/2011
La lectura es de gran utilidad cuando se medita lo que se lee. Frases de Nicolas Malebranche – 13/8/2011
Men are only as good as their technical development allows them to be. -Orwell, George
Men are only as good as their technical development allows them to be. -Orwell, George
"Hating something justifiably worth hating (like violence or some other) is far less destructive as hating someone because of their struggle or success." – Dedrick D. L. Pitter
“Hating something justifiably worth hating (like violence or some other) is far less destructive as hating someone because of their struggle or success.” – Dedrick …
You get fat in the moments between when you know you should stop and when you do. -Lipsey, Michael
You get fat in the moments between when you know you should stop and when you do. -Lipsey, Michael
Drive thy business or it will drive thee. -Franklin, Benjamin
Drive thy business or it will drive thee. -Franklin, Benjamin
Carl Reiner
“A lot of people like snow. I find it to be an unnecessary freezing of water.” Carl Reiner quotes
When thinking about companions gone, we feel ourselves doubly alone. -Scott, Sir Walter
When thinking about companions gone, we feel ourselves doubly alone. -Scott, Sir Walter
Ken Blanchard – feedback
“Feedback is the breakfast of champions.” ~Ken Blanchard
William Whewell
“Every failure is a step to success.” William Whewell quotes
Williams, Bern
A friend is a lot of things, but a critic isn’t. Williams, Bern quotes
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
“Taxes are the price we pay for civilization.” Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. quotes
We have forty million reasons for failure, but not a single excuse. -Kipling, Rudyard
We have forty million reasons for failure, but not a single excuse. -Kipling, Rudyard
Heman Melville – no man is an island
“We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men; and among those fibers, as sympathetic threads, our actions run …
Two things reduce prejudice: education and laughter. -Peter, Laurence J.
Two things reduce prejudice: education and laughter. -Peter, Laurence J.
Orson Welles – love and friendship
“We’re born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we’re …
Diane Ackerman – childhood summer
Wonboyn Lake, NSW March 2011 “Nothing is more memorable than a smell. One scent can be unexpected, momentary and fleeting, yet conjure up a childhood …
Thought for Today – Respect-worthy
“To harmonise your ideas with the ideas of others and to give everyone respect is the means to become respect-worthy.” ~Thought for Today-UK
John Marks Templeton – seek goodness
“Seek out the good and your mind will fill with happiness.” ~John Marks Templeton, 20th-century American financier
John Homer Miller – colore of life
“Circumstances and situation do color life but you have been given the mind to choose what the color shall be.” ~John Homer Miller (b. 1904), …
Hugh Black – Golden Rule
“The method for the culture of friendship finds its best and briefest summary in the Golden Rule.” ~Hugh Black