"His mother should have thrown him away and kept the stork" – Mae West
“His mother should have thrown him away and kept the stork” – Mae West
Year: 2011
Everything that can be invented has been invented. -Duell, Charles H.
Everything that can be invented has been invented. -Duell, Charles H.
My downfall raises me to infinite heights. -Bonaparte, Napoleon
My downfall raises me to infinite heights. -Bonaparte, Napoleon
By the work one knows the workmen. -La Fontaine, Jean De
By the work one knows the workmen. -La Fontaine, Jean De
James Joyce – mistakes
“Mistakes are the portals of discovery.” ~James Joyce
"Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children." – William Makepeace Thackeray
“Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children.” – William Makepeace Thackeray
Lack of discipline leads to frustration and self-loathing. -Chapian, Marie
Lack of discipline leads to frustration and self-loathing. -Chapian, Marie
Balzac, Honore De
The motto of chivalry is also the motto of wisdom; to serve all, but love only one. Balzac, Honore De quotes
Walpole, Horace
Men are sent into the world with bills of credit, and seldom draw to their full extent. Walpole, Horace quotes
The love of our private friends is the only preparatory exercise for the love of all men. -Newman, John Henry
The love of our private friends is the only preparatory exercise for the love of all men. -Newman, John Henry
Das war eine gut organisierte WM mit grausamem Getöse, mit schlechten Schiedsrichtern und durchschnittlichem Fußball. Alles wird überschattet durch die überragende deutsche Manschaft. ~~~ Günter Netzer
Das war eine gut organisierte WM mit grausamem Getöse, mit schlechten Schiedsrichtern und durchschnittlichem Fußball. Alles wird überschattet durch die überragende deutsche Manschaft. Günter Netzer
"Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others? to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. I am going to have kind thoughts towards others, I am not going to get angry or think badly about others. I am going to benefit others as much as I can." – The Dalai Lama
“Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to …
Nothing can be done except little by little. -Baudelaire, Charles
Nothing can be done except little by little. -Baudelaire, Charles
Die Freiheit der Rede hat den Nachteil, dass immer wieder Dummes, Hässliches und Bösartiges gesagt wird. Wenn wir aber alles in allem nehmen, sind wir doch eher bereit, uns damit abzufinden, als sie abzuschaffen. ~~~ Winston Churchill
Die Freiheit der Rede hat den Nachteil, dass immer wieder Dummes, Hässliches und Bösartiges gesagt wird. Wenn wir aber alles in allem nehmen, sind wir …
Gene Parker – Growth
“Growth is like a vine that when it is first growing and trying to take root,it bares little or no fruit at all.” ~Gene Parker, …
Diät … eine fette Idiotie.
Diät … eine fette Idiotie.
Thought for Today – Understanding
“Most people don’t understand themselves or others. We need to make time for this. We get too impatient. Very often, because we are not willing …
Henri Bergson – 6/5/2011
La inteligencia se caracteriza por una incomprensión natural de la vida. Frases de Henri Bergson – 6/5/2011
"A mother takes care of me+other, but a father takes care of his fat+her" – Miteb Khantash Alqarni
“A mother takes care of me+other, but a father takes care of his fat+her” – Miteb Khantash Alqarni
All fine architectural values are human vales, else not valuable. -Wright, Frank Lloyd
All fine architectural values are human vales, else not valuable. -Wright, Frank Lloyd
Keine Festung ist so stark, dass Geld sie nicht einnehmen kann. ~~~ Marcus Tullius Cicero
Keine Festung ist so stark, dass Geld sie nicht einnehmen kann. Marcus Tullius Cicero
A wide screen just makes a bad film twice as bad. -Goldwyn, Samuel
A wide screen just makes a bad film twice as bad. -Goldwyn, Samuel
The only certainty is that nothing is certain. -Pliny The Elder
The only certainty is that nothing is certain. -Pliny The Elder
Wie oft das größte Glück zerstört ein Augenblick! ~~~ Anaximander von Milet
Wie oft das größte Glück zerstört ein Augenblick! Anaximander von Milet
Everything hurts. -Michelangelo
Everything hurts. -Michelangelo
Mohandas Gandhi – Christians
“I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.”~Mohandas Gandhi~
Samuel Johnson – highest human felicity
“Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of success to another, forming new wishes, and seeing them gratified. …
Mahatma Gandhi – humility
“I claim to be a simple individual liable to err like any other fellow mortal. I own, however, that I have humility enough to confess …
Oscar A Erasquin – pride
“Typewriters have back space keys. Computers have backspace/delete keys. Pencils have erasers, pens have correction liquid, cellphones too have delete/backspace buttons; all because of the …
Xenophon
“The sweetest of all sounds is praise.” Xenophon quotes
Envy is honors foe. -Motto
Envy is honors foe. -Motto
Gott schuf die Katze, damit der Mensch einen Tiger zum Streicheln hat. ~~~ Victor Hugo
Gott schuf die Katze, damit der Mensch einen Tiger zum Streicheln hat. Victor Hugo
"There is, as yet, no Beast and definitely no Bitch." – Alan Hamilton
“There is, as yet, no Beast and definitely no Bitch.” – Alan Hamilton
Dr. Wayne W. Dyer – lonely
“You cannot be lonely if you like the person you’re alone with.” ~Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
Ulysses S. Grant – adversity and prosperity
“The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours …
Theodore Roosevelt – neither victory nor defeat
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could …
Go as far as you can see; when you get there, you’ll be able to see farther. -Morgan, John Pierpont
Go as far as you can see; when you get there, you’ll be able to see farther. -Morgan, John Pierpont
If you hire mediocre people, they will hire mediocre people. -Murphy, Tom
If you hire mediocre people, they will hire mediocre people. -Murphy, Tom
Leah Dancel – Mother’s Day
“Mother’s Day is coming. I think more of my late Mother than of myself. Here are some of the legacies she left me: love, wisdom, …