Francis Gay – power of friendship
“There is an extraordinary power of friendship and the strength that can flow from one person to another.”~Francis Gay, TFBFG 1980
Year: 2011
"Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought." – Percy Bysshe Shelley
“Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought.” – Percy Bysshe Shelley
Illness
If you be sick, your own thoughts make you sick – Jonson, Ben
Do unto the other feller the way he’d like to do unto you, and do it fast. -Westcott, Edward Noyes
Do unto the other feller the way he’d like to do unto you, and do it fast. -Westcott, Edward Noyes
Thought for Today-UK – Fill The Gap
“If anyone has has any weakness, make it your duty to fill that gap. To speak about someone’s weakness is not greatness. The greatness lies …
"life is just a beautiful story that our souls play out" – monish sharma
“life is just a beautiful story that our souls play out” – monish sharma
"Sow much, reap much; sow little, reap little." – Chinese Proverbs
“Sow much, reap much; sow little, reap little.” – Chinese Proverbs
"I feel that any form of so called psychotherapy is strongly contraindicated for addicts. The question ”Why did you start using narcotics in the first place?” should never be asked. It is quite as irrelevant to treatment as it would be to ask a malarial patient why he went to a malarial area." – William S. Burroughs
“I feel that any form of so called psychotherapy is strongly contraindicated for addicts. The question ”Why did you start using narcotics in the first …
Rumsfeld, Donald
Listening to both sides does not necessarily bring about a correct judgment. Rumsfeld, Donald quotes
Younger, Dumas The
Friendship consists in forgetting what one gives, and remembering what one receives. Younger, Dumas The quotes
Proverb, Welsh
Reason is the wise man’s guide, example the fool’s. Proverb, Welsh quotes
Rühmer sind selten gute Fechter.
Rühmer sind selten gute Fechter.
All sympathy not consistent with acknowledged virtue is but disguised selfishness. -Coleridge, Samuel Taylor
All sympathy not consistent with acknowledged virtue is but disguised selfishness. -Coleridge, Samuel Taylor
"Sometimes in life we are meant to meet but not meant to be" – monish sharma
“Sometimes in life we are meant to meet but not meant to be” – monish sharma
Die Gelassenheit ist eine anmutige Form des Selbstbewusstseins. ~~~ Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Die Gelassenheit ist eine anmutige Form des Selbstbewusstseins. Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
If you can’t get a job as a pianist in a brothel you become a royal reporter. -Hastings, Max
If you can’t get a job as a pianist in a brothel you become a royal reporter. -Hastings, Max
"To retire is to die." – Pablo Casals
“To retire is to die.” – Pablo Casals
"When I look at you I see flawless perfection-I know somedays you think my eye needs more training- but it doesnt-I know what I see-you are a flawless beauty and time only serves to prove this right.You are my one true love-the one I have prayed for-the one I struggled and fought to believe could ever exist-and you are here.It was worth it-waiting for you has been worth it-fighting for you has been worth it.You have redefined happiness for me-I am overjoyed that you chose me.I love you." – Unknown
“When I look at you I see flawless perfection-I know somedays you think my eye needs more training- but it doesnt-I know what I see-you …
John Huston – picture
“The directing of a picture involves coming out of your individual loneliness and taking a controlling part in putting together a small world. A picture …
Selbstmord ist die aufrichtigste Form der Selbstkritik.
Selbstmord ist die aufrichtigste Form der Selbstkritik.
Who saves his country violates no law. -Bonaparte, Napoleon
Who saves his country violates no law. -Bonaparte, Napoleon
Die Traurigkeit ist das Los der tiefen Seelen
Die Traurigkeit ist das Los der tiefen Seelen und der starken Intelligenzen. (Alexandre Vinet)
Anatole France – 17/1/2011
El azar es el seudónimo de Dios cuando no quiere firmar. Frases de Anatole France – 17/1/2011
Es ist leichter, den ersten Wunsch zu unterdrücken, als die folgenden zu erfüllen. (Benjamin Franklin)
Geburtstag und ZITAT DES TAGES von heute: Benjamin Franklin (17.1.1706 – 17.4.1790) Schriftsteller, Naturwissenschafter, Politiker, ab 1785 Gouverneur von Pennsylvania (USA, 1706 – 1790). Bauernregel …
some people sell their soul for something as little as ice water and don’t even drink it -BPBEE
some people sell their soul for something as little as ice water and don’t even drink it -BPBEE
You will soon break the bow if you keep it always stretched. -Phaedrus
You will soon break the bow if you keep it always stretched. -Phaedrus
"I have bursts of being a lady, but it doesn’t last long." – Shelley Winters
“I have bursts of being a lady, but it doesn’t last long.” – Shelley Winters
"We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we love. It is a happy chance if we, changing, continue to love a changed person." – William Somerset Maugham
“We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we love. It is a happy chance if we, changing, continue to …
Ein schlechtes Gewissen ist der beste Beweis für ein gutes Gedächtnis. ~~~ Selma Lagerlöf
Ein schlechtes Gewissen ist der beste Beweis für ein gutes Gedächtnis. Selma Lagerlöf
You must see first before you can believe. -Holliwell, Raymond
You must see first before you can believe. -Holliwell, Raymond
Thought for Today – Power To Tolerate
You have the power to tolerate anyone and any situation. But tolerance is not just suffering in silence. It means going beyond any personal discomfort …
"Hatred paralyses life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it." – Martin Luther King Jr.
“Hatred paralyses life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
Didion, Joan
Grammar is a piano I play by ear. All I know about grammar is its power. Didion, Joan quotes
Confidante. One entrusted by A with the secrets of B confided to herself by C. -Bierce, Ambrose
Confidante. One entrusted by A with the secrets of B confided to herself by C. -Bierce, Ambrose
Wer andern eine Grube gräbt, läßt sich ausnutzen.
Wer andern eine Grube gräbt, läßt sich ausnutzen.
Das Leben ist voller Leid, Krankheit, Schmerz – und zu kurz ist es übrigens auch … ~~~ Woody Allen
Das Leben ist voller Leid, Krankheit, Schmerz – und zu kurz ist es übrigens auch … Woody Allen
Carl Orff
Het mooiste gedenkteken voor een componist is, dat hij repertoire houdt. Duits. Das schönste Denkmal für einen Komponisten ist, wenn er im Spielplan bleibt. Carl …
"If you continuously speak down AT people, be careful; at one point or another you may find yourself needing to look up at them…" – N. S. Cole
“If you continuously speak down AT people, be careful; at one point or another you may find yourself needing to look up at them…” – …
Charm is a glow within a woman which casts a most becoming light on others. -Brown, John Mason
Charm is a glow within a woman which casts a most becoming light on others. -Brown, John Mason
Dass mir mein Hund das Liebste sei, sagst
Dass mir mein Hund das Liebste sei, sagst du, oh Mensch, sei Sünde, mein Hund ist mir im Sturme treu, der Mensch nicht mal im …