Die Männer sind nicht immer, was sie scheinen, allerdings selten etwas Besseres. ~~~ Queen Victoria
Die Männer sind nicht immer, was sie scheinen, allerdings selten etwas Besseres. Queen Victoria
Month: September 2011
Professional men, they have no cares; whatever happens, they get theirs. -Nash, Ogden
Professional men, they have no cares; whatever happens, they get theirs. -Nash, Ogden
Assertiveness is not what you do, it’s who you are! -Le Mon, Cal
Assertiveness is not what you do, it’s who you are! -Le Mon, Cal
William Gurnall -soldier
“The soldier is summoned to a life of active duty and so is the Christian.” ~William Gurnall
The organized charity, scrimped and iced, in the name of a cautious, statistical Christ. -O’Reilly, John Boyle
The organized charity, scrimped and iced, in the name of a cautious, statistical Christ. -O’Reilly, John Boyle
Oscar A. Erasquin – inner beauty
13 September 2011 “The triumph of Miss Angola is a signal that beauty does not lie in the color of the skin only nor …
Grant, Cary
I improve on misquotation. Grant, Cary quotes
Stanhope, Philip Dormer
The young leading the young, is like the blind leading the blind; they will both fall into the ditch. Stanhope, Philip Dormer quotes
It is not death, but dying, which is terrible. -Fielding, Henry
It is not death, but dying, which is terrible. -Fielding, Henry
Horace Mann – opinion
“Do not think of knocking out another person’s brains because he differs in opinion from you. It would be as rational to knock yourself on …
Grandma Frances – body
“You can only go as far and as long as your body will take you.” ~Grandma Frances (Donna Brazile, 6 Rules to Live By – …
Craig Claiborne – cooking with love
Arroz Caldo 20 June 2010 “Cooking done with care is an act of love.” ~Craig Claiborne
Life’s too short for chess. -Byron, Henry J.
Life’s too short for chess. -Byron, Henry J.
Northrop Frye – book
“The most technologically efficient machine that man has ever invented is the book.” ~Northrop Frye
EL Doctorow – novel
“Writing a novel is like driving at night. You can see only as far as your headlights but you can make the whole trip that …
Don Williams Jr. – road of life
Burrawong Road, Clifton Gardens 19 April 2007 “The road of life twists and turns and no two directions are ever the same. Yet our lessons …
Etty Hillesum – crystal thought
“We are always in search of the redeeming formula, the crystallizing thought.” ~Etty Hillesum
Amelia Earhart – to grant peace
“Courage is the price that Life exacts for granting peace.” ~Amelia Earhart
Tom Bodett – school in life
“The difference between school and life? In school, you’re taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you’re given a test that teaches …
Arthur Honegger – first requirement
“There is no doubt that the first requirement for a composer is to be dead.” ~Arthur Honegger
Nikki Giovanni – for those we love
“Some say we are responsible for those we love. Others know we are responsible for those who love us.” ~Nikki Giovanni
Musik drückt aus, worüber besser geschwiegen worden wäre.
Musik drückt aus, worüber besser geschwiegen worden wäre.
"Love takes many forms. It is an ifinite emotion that can never fully be contained. You can not make yourself stop loving someone. You can not choose who you fall in love with, You can love many people at the same time, but most of all, you can never stop reaching for it." – Ashley Young
“Love takes many forms. It is an ifinite emotion that can never fully be contained. You can not make yourself stop loving someone. You can …
Alfonso X el Sabio – 13/9/2011
Los cántaros, cuanto más vacíos, más ruido hacen. Frases de Alfonso X el Sabio – 13/9/2011
Phil Bosmans
Duisternis kun je met duisternis niet bestrijden. Alleen het licht kan dat. Haat kun je met haat niet bestrijden, alleen de liefde kan dat. Phil …
Das Sichere ist nicht sicher. So, wie es
Das Sichere ist nicht sicher. So, wie es ist, bleibt es nicht. (Bertolt Brecht)
Love is not the dying moan of a distant violin-it’s the triumphant twang of a bedspring. -Perelman, Sydney Joseph
Love is not the dying moan of a distant violin-it’s the triumphant twang of a bedspring. -Perelman, Sydney Joseph
Example is the best precept. -Aesop
Example is the best precept. -Aesop
Antoine de Saint-Exup?ry
“You risk tears if you let yourself be tamed.” Antoine de Saint-Exup?ry quotes
Can anybody remember when the times were not hard, and money not scarce? -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Can anybody remember when the times were not hard, and money not scarce? -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Clemenceau, Georges
America is the only nation in history which, miraculously, has gone directly from barbarism to degeneration without the usual interval of civilization. Clemenceau, Georges quotes
Mitchell, Warren
In case of doubt, do a little more than you have to. Mitchell, Warren quotes
Leah Dancel – waysides
Gold Panner at Kelso NSW From my Foto Archive “Every day in our life, we can pick some nuggets along the way even on insignificant …
Man gibt Almosen, um der Not abzuhelfen, aber nicht, um die Faulheit auf die Weide zu treiben. ~~~ Augustinus Aurelius
Man gibt Almosen, um der Not abzuhelfen, aber nicht, um die Faulheit auf die Weide zu treiben. Augustinus Aurelius
The best preparation for the future is the present well seen to, and the last duty done. -Macdonald, George
The best preparation for the future is the present well seen to, and the last duty done. -Macdonald, George
Linda Hoover Campbel – Beauty and Words of Wisdom
Canadian Spectacular Sunset Photo Courtesy by Patricia O’Daniel MacDonald “Beauty and Words of Wisdom go hand in hand!” ~Linda Hoover Campbel, FB – comment on …
Leonard Barnes – jive and truth
“There’s a little truth in all jive, and a little jive in all truth.” ~Leonard Barnes
Hendrick Willem Van Loon – precious possession
“Any frontal attack on ignorance is bound to fail because the masses are always ready to defend their most precious possession – their ignorance.” ~Hendrick …
"Many of the phenomena of Winter are suggestive of an inexpressible tenderness and fragile delicacy. We are accustomed to hear this king described as a rude and boisterous tyrant; but with the gentleness of a lover he adorns the tresses of Summer." – Henry David Thoreau
“Many of the phenomena of Winter are suggestive of an inexpressible tenderness and fragile delicacy. We are accustomed to hear this king described as a …
Poverty is the worst form of violence. -Gandhi, Mahatma
Poverty is the worst form of violence. -Gandhi, Mahatma