Coalitions though successful have always found this, that their triumph has been brief. -Disraeli, Benjamin
Coalitions though successful have always found this, that their triumph has been brief. -Disraeli, Benjamin
Month: February 2012
A friend is someone who doesn’t like the same people you do. -Proverb
A friend is someone who doesn’t like the same people you do. -Proverb
Mansfield, Lord
God help the patient. Mansfield, Lord quotes
Koenig, Frederick
We tend to forget that happiness doesn’t come as a result of getting something we don’t have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we …
Leichtgläubigkeit ist eines Mannes Schwäche und eines Kindes Stärke.
Leichtgläubigkeit ist eines Mannes Schwäche und eines Kindes Stärke.
Confessed faults are half-mended. -Proverb, Scottish
Confessed faults are half-mended. -Proverb, Scottish
"Reason can answer questions, but imagination has to ask them." – Dr. Ralph Gerard
“Reason can answer questions, but imagination has to ask them.” – Dr. Ralph Gerard
You must make your own opportunities. -Gough, John B.
You must make your own opportunities. -Gough, John B.
"When you go to Carnival every year, you bounce to, you-know the different music that make it to Carnival in Trinidad. It don’t matter about the country you’re from." – Wyclef Jean
“When you go to Carnival every year, you bounce to, you-know the different music that make it to Carnival in Trinidad. It don’t matter about …
Faith is power to believe and power to see… -Mulford, Prentice
Faith is power to believe and power to see… -Mulford, Prentice
Das Glück deines Lebens hängt von der Beschaffenheit
Das Glück deines Lebens hängt von der Beschaffenheit deiner Gedanken ab. (Marcus Aurelius)
Michel Eyquem de Montaigne – 20/2/2012
Yo no cito a otros más que para expresar mejor mi pensamiento. Frases de Michel Eyquem de Montaigne – 20/2/2012
William S. Burroughs – relax and wait
“Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer.” ~William S. Burroughs
Julie K. Norem – foreseeing
“All that worst-case-scenario brooding can make pessimists more likely to foresee—and overcome—potential future problems.” ~Julie K. Norem
Georgia O’Keeffe – moment of life
“I’ve been absolutely terrified every moment of my life and I’ve never let it keep me from doing a single thing that I wanted to …
Bishop Richard Cumberland – wear out
“It is better to wear out than to rust out.” ~Bishop Richard Cumberland
Thought for Today – Cultivate Silence
“Behind all creation is silence. Silence is the essential condition, the vital ingredient for all creation and all that is created. It is a power …
William Somerset Maugham – love that lasts
“The love that lasts the longest is the love that is never returned.” ~William Somerset Maugham
"I know how to do this. I’m fine. I’ve got food until Christmas. I’ve got water until Carnival. You can tell everybody’s that out there that’s from News Orleans, that I’ve got my spot for the Bacchus parade right here on Saint Charles Avenue. I’m all ready, and I expect them back." – Bob Rue
“I know how to do this. I’m fine. I’ve got food until Christmas. I’ve got water until Carnival. You can tell everybody’s that out there …
The sign of a Philistine age is the cry of immorality against art. -Wilde, Oscar
The sign of a Philistine age is the cry of immorality against art. -Wilde, Oscar
There are many scapegoats for our sins, but the most popular is providence. -Twain, Mark
There are many scapegoats for our sins, but the most popular is providence. -Twain, Mark
In a democracy everybody has a right to be represented, including the jerks. -Patten, Chris
In a democracy everybody has a right to be represented, including the jerks. -Patten, Chris
"It’s nice to be important, but it’s more important to be nice" – Melissa Hahn
“It’s nice to be important, but it’s more important to be nice” – Melissa Hahn
Foolproof systems do not take into account the ingenuity of fools. -Brown, Gene
Foolproof systems do not take into account the ingenuity of fools. -Brown, Gene
Charles, Ray
There’s nothing written in the Bible, Old or New testament, that says, If you believe in Me, you ain’t going to have no troubles. Charles, …
Meir, Golda
We Jews have a secret weapon in our struggle with the Arabs; we have no place to go. Meir, Golda quotes
Seume, Johann G.
Idleness is the stupidity of the body, and stupidity is the idleness of the mind. Seume, Johann G. quotes
Lindbergh, Charles A.
Is he alone who has courage on his right hand and faith on his left hand? Lindbergh, Charles A. quotes
Pedro, Don
Speak low if you speak love. Pedro, Don quotes
To advise is not to compel. -Proverb, German
To advise is not to compel. -Proverb, German
Thought for Today – Tolerance
“Tolerance does not mean simply surviving a situation on a ‘grin and bear it’ basis. It means to respond to all situations with understanding and …
Jonathan Eleazar – dream
“A dream only reflects the dreamer’s thoughts.” ~Jonathan Eleazar
Cesare Pavese – memories
“We do not remember days, we remember moments. The richness of life lies in memories we have forgotten.” ~Cesare Pavese
Rain Bojangles – possession
“The only thing you will ever possess is yourself, and that only briefly, if at all.” ~Rain Bojangles
Christian Dior – people
“I think that we have to be aware that people are allowed to make mistakes in their life.” ~Christian Dior
Thought for Today – Live Fully
“They say ‘only fools live to the full’. Because only fools go where most of us fear to go, only fools do what many of …
Henry Van Dyke – song bird
“Use what talents you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.” ~Henry Van Dyke
Pearl Bailey – truth
“You never find yourself until you face the truth” ~Pearl Bailey
Malcolm S. Forbes – people
“Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.” ~Malcolm S. Forbes
Stella Terrill Mann – in any form
“Every time we say, “Let there be!” in any form, something happens.” ~Stella Terrill Mann