Furious activity is no substitute for understanding. -Williams, H. H.
Furious activity is no substitute for understanding. -Williams, H. H.
Month: November 2011
"Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless – like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend." – Bruce Lee
“Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless – like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a …
Gegner glauben uns zu widerlegen, indem sie ihre Meinung wiederholen und auf die unsre nicht achten. ~~~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Gegner glauben uns zu widerlegen, indem sie ihre Meinung wiederholen und auf die unsre nicht achten. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Wir alle sind heute eine geistige und leibliche Müllschlucker-AG.
Wir alle sind heute eine geistige und leibliche Müllschlucker-AG.
Isabel de Rumania – 8/11/2011
La amistad disminuye cuando hay demasiada felicidad de una parte y demasiada desgracia de la otra. Frases de Isabel de Rumania – 8/11/2011
Durability is part of what makes a great athlete. -Russell, Bill
Durability is part of what makes a great athlete. -Russell, Bill
Das Gleiche läßt uns in Ruhe, aber der Widerspruch
Das Gleiche läßt uns in Ruhe, aber der Widerspruch ist es, der uns produktiv macht. (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
Influence is like a savings account. The less you use it, the more you’ve got. -Young, Andrew
Influence is like a savings account. The less you use it, the more you’ve got. -Young, Andrew
A novel is a mirror carried along a main road. -Stendhal, Henri B.
A novel is a mirror carried along a main road. -Stendhal, Henri B.
Humility is like underwear; essential, but indecent if it shows. -Nielsen, Helen
Humility is like underwear; essential, but indecent if it shows. -Nielsen, Helen
"In her first passion, a woman loves her lover, in all the others all she loves is love" – Lord Byron
“In her first passion, a woman loves her lover, in all the others all she loves is love” – Lord Byron
A jazz musician is a juggler who uses harmonies instead of oranges. -Green, Benny
A jazz musician is a juggler who uses harmonies instead of oranges. -Green, Benny
Square meals often make round people. -Cossman, E. Joseph
Square meals often make round people. -Cossman, E. Joseph
Guillaume Apollinaire
“Without poets, without artists, men would soon weary of nature’s monotony.” Guillaume Apollinaire quotes
Harry Gray
“No one ever achieved greatness by playing it safe.” Harry Gray quotes
Warum hat Gott die Welt da erschaffen, wo sie ist, und nicht einen Meter weiter links?
Warum hat Gott die Welt da erschaffen, wo sie ist, und nicht einen Meter weiter links?
José Bergamín – 7/11/2011
En ciertos momentos, la única forma de tener razón es perdiéndola. Frases de José Bergamín – 7/11/2011
Johan Huizinga
De leidende mannen zijn slechts een blaadje of takje op de eeuwige en onpeilbare stroom van het alzijdig gebeuren. Johan Huizinga citaat
Cats and monkeys; monkeys and cats; all human life is there. -James, Henry
Cats and monkeys; monkeys and cats; all human life is there. -James, Henry
darkness isn’t the absence of light.. it’s the absence of you. -Unknown
darkness isn’t the absence of light.. it’s the absence of you. -Unknown
"The more I read, the more I meditate; and the more I acquire, the more I am enabled to affirm that I know nothing" – Voltaire
“The more I read, the more I meditate; and the more I acquire, the more I am enabled to affirm that I know nothing” – …
This lady is not for turning. -Thatcher, Margaret
This lady is not for turning. -Thatcher, Margaret
Humanity is the crime, God is the criminal. -Joshi, Kedar
Humanity is the crime, God is the criminal. -Joshi, Kedar
Emile M. Cioran
“What would be left of our tragedies if an insect were to present us his?” Emile M. Cioran quotes
Reynolds, Burt
My movies were the kind they show in prisons and airplanes, because nobody can leave. Reynolds, Burt quotes
Mamet, David
In a world we find terrifying, we ratify that which doesn’t threaten us. Mamet, David quotes
Art is man’s expression of his joy in labor. -Morris, William
Art is man’s expression of his joy in labor. -Morris, William
The mind ought sometimes to be diverted, that it may return the better to thinking. -Phaedrus
The mind ought sometimes to be diverted, that it may return the better to thinking. -Phaedrus
Die gefährlichsten Taschendiebe sind manche unserer Liebhabereien.
Die gefährlichsten Taschendiebe sind manche unserer Liebhabereien.
Jonathan Swift – 6/11/2011
Cuando el diablo está satisfecho, es una buena persona. Frases de Jonathan Swift – 6/11/2011
Hieronymus Lorm
Boekbanden zijn soms doodkisten, die nooit meer opengaan, ofschoon zij niet de sterflijke, doch de onsterflijke overblijfselen van een mens bevatten. Hieronymus Lorm citaat
Common sense is in spite of, not as the result of education. -Hugo, Victor
Common sense is in spite of, not as the result of education. -Hugo, Victor
Wenn einer nicht Regie führen, nicht schreiben,
Wenn einer nicht Regie führen, nicht schreiben, nicht komponieren kann, wenn einer überhaupt nichts kann, dann wird er Produzent. (Billy Wilder)
I would rather have a mind opened by wonder than one closed by belief. -Spence, Gerry
I would rather have a mind opened by wonder than one closed by belief. -Spence, Gerry
If a man owns land, the land owns him. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
If a man owns land, the land owns him. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
There is no top. There are always further heights to reach. -Heifetz, Jascha
There is no top. There are always further heights to reach. -Heifetz, Jascha
Vogel fliegt, Fisch schwimmt, Mensch läuft. ~~~ Emil Zatopek
Vogel fliegt, Fisch schwimmt, Mensch läuft. Emil Zatopek
There are no rewards or punishments — only consequences. -Inge, Dean William R.
There are no rewards or punishments — only consequences. -Inge, Dean William R.
Wer die Zufriedenheit liebt, sollte die Einfachheit heiraten.
Wer die Zufriedenheit liebt, sollte die Einfachheit heiraten.
Alain – 5/11/2011
Nada hay más peligroso que una idea cuando no se tiene más que una. Frases de Alain – 5/11/2011