Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish -La Fontaine, Jean De
Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish -La Fontaine, Jean De
Month: January 2013
Imagination is a poor matter when it has to part company with understanding. -Carlyle, Thomas
Imagination is a poor matter when it has to part company with understanding. -Carlyle, Thomas
The folly of all follies is to be love sick for a shadow. -Tennyson, Lord Alfred
The folly of all follies is to be love sick for a shadow. -Tennyson, Lord Alfred
Was aber helfen die edelsten Rechte dem, der sie nicht handhaben kann?
Was aber helfen die edelsten Rechte dem, der sie nicht handhaben kann?
Das Paradies pflegt sich erst dann als Paradies
Das Paradies pflegt sich erst dann als Paradies zu erkennen zu geben, wenn wir daraus vertrieben wurden. (Hermann Hesse)
Tsung-mi
Het grootste geluk is niet weten wat geluk is. Tsung-mi citaat
Rainer María Rilke – 6/1/2013
La única patria que tiene el hombre es su infancia. Frases de Rainer María Rilke – 6/1/2013
Nobody remembers who finished second but the guy who finished second. -Unser, Bobby
Nobody remembers who finished second but the guy who finished second. -Unser, Bobby
Komplimente sind wie Parfüm. Sie dürfen duften, aber nie aufdringlich werden. ~~~ Oscar Wilde
Komplimente sind wie Parfüm. Sie dürfen duften, aber nie aufdringlich werden. Oscar Wilde
Characters do not change. Opinions alter, but characters are only developed. -Disraeli, Benjamin
Characters do not change. Opinions alter, but characters are only developed. -Disraeli, Benjamin
Ruckett
Anxiety about the future never profits; we feel no evil until it comes, and when we feel it, no counsel helps; wisdom is either too …
Neville Chamberlain
“We should seek by all means in our power to avoid war, by analysing possible causes, by trying to remove them, by discussion in a …
Conviction never so excellent, is worthless until it coverts itself into conduct. -Carlyle, Thomas
Conviction never so excellent, is worthless until it coverts itself into conduct. -Carlyle, Thomas
Yesterday is but today’s memory, and tomorrow is today’s dream. -Gibran, Kahlil
Yesterday is but today’s memory, and tomorrow is today’s dream. -Gibran, Kahlil
Eric Voorhis
“Kneeling over a trickling mountain stream and pumping every ounce of water you use though a filter can really change your perception of turning on …
Er besaß das Seltenste auf Erden: gesunden Menschenverstand.
Er besaß das Seltenste auf Erden: gesunden Menschenverstand.
Youth has no age. -Picasso, Pablo
Youth has no age. -Picasso, Pablo
George Duby – 5/1/2013
La huella de un sueño no es menos real que la de una pisada. Frases de George Duby – 5/1/2013
All truth, in the long run, is only common sense clarified. -Huxley, Thomas H.
All truth, in the long run, is only common sense clarified. -Huxley, Thomas H.
I’m not a member of any organized political party, I’m a Democrat! -Rogers, Will
I’m not a member of any organized political party, I’m a Democrat! -Rogers, Will
Beharrlichkeit wird zuweilen mit Eigensinn verwechselt. ~~~ August von Kotzebue
Beharrlichkeit wird zuweilen mit Eigensinn verwechselt. August von Kotzebue
Great men are little men expanded; great lives are ordinary lives intensified. -Peterson, Wilferd A.
Great men are little men expanded; great lives are ordinary lives intensified. -Peterson, Wilferd A.
Hein, Piet
The road to wisdom? Well, it’s plain and simple to express: Errand err again but less and less and less. Hein, Piet quotes
Armour, Richard
In larger things we are convivial; what causes trouble is the trivial. Armour, Richard quotes
The way taxes are, you might as well marry for love. -Lewis, Joe E.
The way taxes are, you might as well marry for love. -Lewis, Joe E.
Maduro Ash
“Threats don’t work with the person who’s got nothing to lose.” Maduro Ash quotes
Far from idleness being the root of all evil, it is rather the only true good. -Kierkegaard, S?ren
Far from idleness being the root of all evil, it is rather the only true good. -Kierkegaard, S?ren
You cannot antagonize and influence at the same time. -Knox, John
You cannot antagonize and influence at the same time. -Knox, John
Neid: den bescheidensten Fähigkeiten angepaßter Wetteifer.
Neid: den bescheidensten Fähigkeiten angepaßter Wetteifer.
Nun aber bringt doch den allergrößten Verlust
Nun aber bringt doch den allergrößten Verlust an Lebenszeit das Hinausschieben mit sich. Man lässt gerade den bestehenden Tag verstreichen und bestiehlt die Gegenwart, weil …
Michel Eyquem de Montaigne – 4/1/2013
Es preciso prestarse a los otros, pero no darse sino a uno mismo. Frases de Michel Eyquem de Montaigne – 4/1/2013
Silent men like still waters, are deep and dangerous. -Proverb
Silent men like still waters, are deep and dangerous. -Proverb
Das Buch ist die Axt für das gefrorene Meer in uns. ~~~ Franz Kafka
Das Buch ist die Axt für das gefrorene Meer in uns. Franz Kafka
"I have always said that a conference was held for one reason only, to give everybody chance to get sore at everybody else. Sometimes it takes two or three conferences to scare up a war, but generally one will do it." – Will Rogers
“I have always said that a conference was held for one reason only, to give everybody chance to get sore at everybody else. Sometimes it …
"[Jen] is healthy, her rotator cuff was sort of sore and she just got cleared to play this week so we’d like to get her playing time." – Char Morett
“ is healthy, her rotator cuff was sort of sore and she just got cleared to play this week so we’d like to get her …
Stop the habit of wishful thinking and start the habit of thoughtful wishes. -Martin, Mary
Stop the habit of wishful thinking and start the habit of thoughtful wishes. -Martin, Mary
Marriage is a lottery in which men stake their liberty and women their happiness. -Rieux, Madame De
Marriage is a lottery in which men stake their liberty and women their happiness. -Rieux, Madame De
"As sore places meet most rubs, proud folks meet most affronts" – Benjamin Franklin
“As sore places meet most rubs, proud folks meet most affronts” – Benjamin Franklin
Ein Buch ist ein Spiegel, wenn ein Affe hineinsieht, so kann kein Apostel herausgucken. ~~~ Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
Ein Buch ist ein Spiegel, wenn ein Affe hineinsieht, so kann kein Apostel herausgucken. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
The old-fashioned respect for the young is fast dying out. -Wilde, Oscar
The old-fashioned respect for the young is fast dying out. -Wilde, Oscar