If at first you don’t succeed, try to hide your astonishment. -Banks, Harry F.
If at first you don’t succeed, try to hide your astonishment. -Banks, Harry F.
Month: September 2012
"Though love repine, and reason chafe, There came a voice without reply, – Truth is what stands the test of experience" – Albert Einstein
“Though love repine, and reason chafe, There came a voice without reply, – Truth is what stands the test of experience” – Albert Einstein
Tupac Shakur
“Here’s a message to the new borns, waiting to breathe: if you believe then you can achieve. Just look at me, against all odds ‘though …
The English are predisposed to pride, the French to vanity. -Rousseau, Jean Jacques
The English are predisposed to pride, the French to vanity. -Rousseau, Jean Jacques
Es fällt immer auf, wenn jemand über Dinge redet, die er versteht. ~~~ Helmut Käutner
Es fällt immer auf, wenn jemand über Dinge redet, die er versteht. Helmut Käutner
Millicent Hammond Fenwick
“Never feel self-pity, the most destructive emotion there is. How awful to be caught up in the terrible squirrel cage of self.” Millicent Hammond Fenwick …
The least initial deviation from the truth is multiplied later a thousandfold. -Aristotle
The least initial deviation from the truth is multiplied later a thousandfold. -Aristotle
A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down. -Glasgow, Arnold H.
A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down. -Glasgow, Arnold H.
Was uns oft im Wege steht, sind die Ziele anderer.
Was uns oft im Wege steht, sind die Ziele anderer.
Education is the first step towards justice. -Kessel, Ira
Education is the first step towards justice. -Kessel, Ira
Unser größter Ruhm ist nicht, niemals zu
Unser größter Ruhm ist nicht, niemals zu fallen, sondern jedes mal wieder aufzustehen. (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
Erich Fromm – 17/9/2012
La economía como esencia de la vida es una enfermedad mortal, porque un crecimiento infinito no armoniza con un mundo finito. Frases de Erich Fromm …
Mit der Heirat erhofft man sich Ruhe an der Privatfront, und dann ist plötzlich eine Frau im Haus. ~~~ Raymond Chandler
Mit der Heirat erhofft man sich Ruhe an der Privatfront, und dann ist plötzlich eine Frau im Haus. Raymond Chandler
Make the status quo your ho. -Torley
Make the status quo your ho. -Torley
"It’s among the intelligentsia that we often find the glib compulsion to explain everything and to understand nothing." – Joost Meerloo
“It’s among the intelligentsia that we often find the glib compulsion to explain everything and to understand nothing.” – Joost Meerloo
Eine anständige Frau ist eine, die nicht (oder nicht mehr) imstande ist, mehr als nur einen Mann unglücklich zu machen. ~~~ Henry de Montherlant
Eine anständige Frau ist eine, die nicht (oder nicht mehr) imstande ist, mehr als nur einen Mann unglücklich zu machen. Henry de Montherlant
It is sometimes necessary to lie damnably in the interests of the nation. -Belloc, Hilaire
It is sometimes necessary to lie damnably in the interests of the nation. -Belloc, Hilaire
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt. -Lincoln, Abraham
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt. -Lincoln, Abraham
"Love isn’t finding a perfect person. It’s seeing an imperfect person perfectly." – Sam Keen
“Love isn’t finding a perfect person. It’s seeing an imperfect person perfectly.” – Sam Keen
The trouble with talking too fast is you may say something you haven’t thought of yet. -Landers, Ann
The trouble with talking too fast is you may say something you haven’t thought of yet. -Landers, Ann
Samuel, Herbert
It takes two to make a marriage a success and only one to make it a failure. Samuel, Herbert quotes
Wade, H. V.
Youth today must be strong, unafraid, and a better taxpayer than its father. Wade, H. V. quotes
Klimaschutz ist Nächstenliebe – die Liebe zur nächsten Generation.
Klimaschutz ist Nächstenliebe – die Liebe zur nächsten Generation.
Joseph Brooks
“There is a serious defect in the thinking of someone who wants–more than anything else–to become rich. As long as they don’t have the money, …
At the entrance of a second person, hypocrisy begins. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
At the entrance of a second person, hypocrisy begins. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Klimaschutz ist Nächstenliebe – die Liebe zur nächsten Generation.
Klimaschutz ist Nächstenliebe – die Liebe zur nächsten Generation.
All that man has will he give for his life. -Bible
All that man has will he give for his life. -Bible
Im Alter bereut man vor allem die Sünden,
Im Alter bereut man vor allem die Sünden, die man nicht begangen hat. (William Somerset Maugham)
Rainer María Rilke – 16/9/2012
Convierte tu muro en un peldaño. Frases de Rainer María Rilke – 16/9/2012
"No man ever believes that the Bible means what it says: He is always convinced that it says what he means" – George Bernard Shaw
“No man ever believes that the Bible means what it says: He is always convinced that it says what he means” – George Bernard Shaw
The deadliest foe to virtue would be complete self-knowledge. -Bradley, Francis H.
The deadliest foe to virtue would be complete self-knowledge. -Bradley, Francis H.
Depend on the rabbit’s foot if you will, but remember it didn’t work for the rabbit. -Shay, R. E.
Depend on the rabbit’s foot if you will, but remember it didn’t work for the rabbit. -Shay, R. E.
Life is nothing but a competition to be the criminal rather than the victim. -Russell, Bertrand
Life is nothing but a competition to be the criminal rather than the victim. -Russell, Bertrand
Thou shalt not covet; but tradition approves all forms of competition. -Clough, Arthur Hugh
Thou shalt not covet; but tradition approves all forms of competition. -Clough, Arthur Hugh
Every crowd has a silver lining. -Barnum, P.T.
Every crowd has a silver lining. -Barnum, P.T.
Striptease ist Anatomieunterricht mit Musik. ~~~ Frank Sinatra
Striptease ist Anatomieunterricht mit Musik. Frank Sinatra
"A little philosophy inclineth man’s mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men’s minds about to religion." – Francis Bacon Sr.
“A little philosophy inclineth man’s mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men’s minds about to religion.” – Francis Bacon Sr.
Spannung ergibt sich, wenn Form und Inhalt einander logisch folgen, die Form aber den Inhalt nicht sofort preisgibt.
Spannung ergibt sich, wenn Form und Inhalt einander logisch folgen, die Form aber den Inhalt nicht sofort preisgibt.
The word user is the word used by the computer professional when they mean idiot. -Barry, Dave
The word user is the word used by the computer professional when they mean idiot. -Barry, Dave
Ein Kluger bemerkt alles, ein Dummer macht
Ein Kluger bemerkt alles, ein Dummer macht über alles seine Bemerkungen. (Heinrich Heine)