Francis Gay – sense of wonder
“We should never take for granted the marvel and mystery of the world about us. To keep our sense of wonder is to find life …
Year: 2011
Francis Gay – interludes
“Though life has its disciplines and duties, it also offers us many breaks and pleasant interludes to which we should be truly grateful.” ~Francis Gay, …
Alexander Smith – recognition
“Love is but the discovery of ourselves in others, and the delight in the recognition.” ~Alexander Smith
Had I been present at the creation of the world I would have proposed some improvements. -Alfonso X
Had I been present at the creation of the world I would have proposed some improvements. -Alfonso X
"If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?" – John Wooden
“If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?” – John Wooden
"When you’re in love you never really know whether your elation comes from the qualities of the one you love, or if it attributes them to her; whether the light which surrounds her like a halo comes from you, from her, or from the meeting of your spar" – Natalie Clifford Barney
“When you’re in love you never really know whether your elation comes from the qualities of the one you love, or if it attributes them …
"The hours I spend with you I look upon as sort of a perfumed garden, a dim twilight, and a fountain singing to it. You and you alone make me feel that I am alive. Other men it is said have seen angels, but I have seen thee and thou art enough." – George Moore
“The hours I spend with you I look upon as sort of a perfumed garden, a dim twilight, and a fountain singing to it. You …
We all try to escape pain and death, while we seek what is pleasant. -Einstein, Albert
We all try to escape pain and death, while we seek what is pleasant. -Einstein, Albert
Samuel Lover
“Come live in my heart, and pay no rent.” Samuel Lover quotes
Jo Brand
“Anything is good if it’s made of chocolate.” Jo Brand quotes
Die kleineren Übel sind meist von längerer Dauer. ~~~ Wieslaw Brudzinski
Die kleineren Übel sind meist von längerer Dauer. Wieslaw Brudzinski
Walton, Sam
We let folks know we’re interested in them and that they’re vital to us. cause they are. Walton, Sam quotes
Gilbert, Sir Humphrey
We are as near to heaven by sea as by land. Gilbert, Sir Humphrey quotes
Weinberg, Steven
The more the universe seems comprehensible, the more it also seems pointless. Weinberg, Steven quotes
Rene Magritte
“Art evokes the mystery without which the world would not exist.” Rene Magritte quotes
Theodore Roethke
“Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light.” Theodore Roethke quotes
Love is an ocean of emotions entirely surrounded by expenses. -Dewar, Thomas Robert
Love is an ocean of emotions entirely surrounded by expenses. -Dewar, Thomas Robert
Francis Gay – patience
“Patience can work wonders.” ~ Francis Gay, TFBFG 1979
"I pray thee leave, love me no more, / Call home the heart you gave me, / I but in vain the saint adore, / That can, but will not, save me." – Michael Drayton
“I pray thee leave, love me no more, / Call home the heart you gave me, / I but in vain the saint adore, / …
Gesetze sind Jungfrauen im Parlament, aber Huren vor Gericht.
Gesetze sind Jungfrauen im Parlament, aber Huren vor Gericht.
"In the arithmetic of love, one plus one equals everything, and two minus one equals nothing" – Mignon McLaughlin
“In the arithmetic of love, one plus one equals everything, and two minus one equals nothing” – Mignon McLaughlin
acquaintance
Acquaintance. A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to. – Bierce, Ambrose
logic
Reason also is choice. – Milton, John
If you would have a faithful servant, and one that you like, serve yourself. -Franklin, Benjamin
If you would have a faithful servant, and one that you like, serve yourself. -Franklin, Benjamin
Geld stinkt nicht.
Geld stinkt nicht. (Titus Flavius Vespasianus)
Horace Mann – 13/2/2011
Sería mucho mejor para nuestros distinguidos antepasados alabarles con menos palabras y con más acciones nobles. Frases de Horace Mann – 13/2/2011
Manche Maler machen aus der Sonne einen gelben Punkt. Andere machen aus einem gelben Punkt eine Sonne. ~~~ Pablo Picasso
Manche Maler machen aus der Sonne einen gelben Punkt. Andere machen aus einem gelben Punkt eine Sonne. Pablo Picasso
"A bell’s not a bell ’til you ring it A song’s not a song ’til you sing it Love in your heart wasn’t put there to stay Love isn’t love ’til you give it away!" – Oscar Hammerstein II
“A bell’s not a bell ’til you ring it A song’s not a song ’til you sing it Love in your heart wasn’t put there …
It’s fun being a kid. -Angier, Bradford Arthur
It’s fun being a kid. -Angier, Bradford Arthur
"Of all the things I’ve lost, I miss my mind the most" – Mark Twain
“Of all the things I’ve lost, I miss my mind the most” – Mark Twain
You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high goals. -Patton, George S.
You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high goals. -Patton, George S.
Thought for Today – An Ancient Peace
“There is a silence into which the world cannot intrude. There is an ancient peace you carry in your heart and have not lost. There …
Henry Ward Beecher – airy hosts
“We not only live among men, but there are airy hosts, blessed spectators, sympatheticlookers-on, that see and know and appreciate our thoughts and feelings and …
Those who trust us educate us. -Eliot, George
Those who trust us educate us. -Eliot, George
"The more you explain it, the more I don’t understand it" – Mark Twain
“The more you explain it, the more I don’t understand it” – Mark Twain
"Something opens our wings. Something makes boredom and hurt disappear. Someone fills the cup in front of us: We taste only sacredness." – Jalal ad-Din Rumi
“Something opens our wings. Something makes boredom and hurt disappear. Someone fills the cup in front of us: We taste only sacredness.” – Jalal ad-Din …
timidity
I used to hang out by the food table at parties because you don’t have to talk to anybody. If you do then you can …
living together
Do you think your mother and I should have lived comfortably so long together, if ever we had been married? Baggage! – Gay, John
No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible. -Lec, Stanislaw J.
No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible. -Lec, Stanislaw J.