Essays, entitled critical, are epistles addressed to the public, through which the mind of the recluse relieves itself of its impressions. Fuller, Margaret quotes
The free-lance writer is a man who is paid per piece or per word or perhaps. -Benchley, Robert
“Absence is to love as wind is to fire; It extinguishes the small and kindles the great.” Roger de Bussy-Rabutin quotes
Love is inseparable from knowledge. -Macarius of Egypt, St.
Poesie ist das Kaffeekränzchen der Sonntagsgedanken
Give me matter, and I will construct a world out of it! -Kant, Immanuel
Es gibt triviale Wahrheiten und es gibt große Wahrheiten. Das Gegenteil einer trivialen Wahrheit ist einfach falsch. Das Gegenteil einer großen Wahrheit ist auch wahr. …
La adulación es una moneda que empobrece al que la recibe. Frases de Duquesa de Abrantes – 21/3/2011
The secret to success is to start from scratch and keep on scratching. -Green, Dennis
“When a finger points to the moon, the imbecile looks at the finger” – Chinese Proverbs
Reality, if rightly interpreted, is grander than fiction. -Carlyle, Thomas
“I keep the telephone of my mind open to peace, harmony, health, love and abundance. Then whenever doubt, anxiety, or fear try to call me, …
You learn how to be a gracious winner and an outstanding loser. -Namath, Joe
Our constitution works. Our great republic is a government of laws, not of men. -Ford, Gerald R.
“Insight is a great vehicle for understanding why people behave the way they do. More important, it creates the clarity we all need to take …
“You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. But it won’t matter how many times you say I’m sorry, the wound …
“If they keep crashing stuff into the moon, the moon’s gonna get pissed off, and the tides’ll change, and all the women’ll start PMS-ing together. …
“There are lots of ways to bring joy, happiness, peace, laughter, hope and comfort into your life, and they cost absolutely nothing.”~Sandra Magsamen
“To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to.”~Kahlil Gibran
“Flying may not be all plain sailing, but the fun of it is worth the price.” ~Amelia Earhart
“To tolerate someone else’s mistakes is one thing. To forgive them is even greater.” ~ Thought for Today-UK
My only concern was to get home after a hard day’s work. -Parks, Rosa
“The things that make us safest from others make us least from ourselves.” Danah Boyd quotes
“The Past is to be respected and acknoledged, but not to be worshiped. It is our future in which we will find our greatness.” Pierre …
“If you wish in this world to advance, your merits you’re bound to enhance; You must stir it and stump it, and blow your own …
“You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.” James A. Froude quotes
“Anger is the most impotent of passions. It effects nothing it goes about, and hurts the one who is possessed by it more than the …
“Roses have thorns, and silver fountains mud;Clouds and eclipses stain both moon and sun,And loathsome canker lies in sweetest bud.All men make faults.” – William …
The sorrows and disasters of Europe always brought fortune to America. -Leacock, Stephen B.
“Success is getting what you want. Happiness is liking what you get.” – H. Jackson Brown Jr.
“The artist must create a spark before he can make a fire and before art is born, the artist must be ready to be consumed …
I have tamed men of iron in my day, shall I not easily crush these men of butter? -Ferdinand Alvarez De Toledo, Duke of Alba
Der Erfolg hat viele Väter. Der Mißerfolg ist ein Waisenkind.
A Conservative government is an organized hypocrisy. -Disraeli, Benjamin
Der Aberglaube ist ein Kind der Furcht, der Schwachheit und der Unwissenheit. (Friedrich der Große)
“For me, writing has always been therapy. There’s something about the ability to write about how you’re feeling and look back on it, especially when …
Aconsejar economía a los pobres es a la vez grotesco y insultante. Es como aconsejar que coma menos al que se está muriendo de hambre. …
“Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star.” – W. Clement Stone
All men practice the actor’s art. -Petron
Der Historiker ist ein Reporter, der überall dort nicht dabei war, wo etwas passiert ist. William Somerset Maugham