A difference of opinion is what makes horse racing and missionaries. -Rogers, Will
A difference of opinion is what makes horse racing and missionaries. -Rogers, Will
Month: March 2013
"Surely if each one saw another’s heart,<br/>There would be no commerce,<br/>No sale or bargain pass: all would disperse<br/>And live apart." – George Herbert
“Surely if each one saw another’s heart,There would be no commerce,No sale or bargain pass: all would disperseAnd live apart.” – George Herbert
"To write a verse or two is all the praise That I can raise" – George Herbert
“To write a verse or two is all the praise That I can raise” – George Herbert
The richer you get, the poorer you become. -Morfaw, Jerome
The richer you get, the poorer you become. -Morfaw, Jerome
Um klar zu sehen, genügt oft ein Wechsel der Blickrichtung. ~~~ Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Um klar zu sehen, genügt oft ein Wechsel der Blickrichtung. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
"Sweet day, so cool, so calm, so bright, The bridal of the earth and sky" – George Herbert
“Sweet day, so cool, so calm, so bright, The bridal of the earth and sky” – George Herbert
"Storms make oaks take deeper root" – George Herbert
“Storms make oaks take deeper root” – George Herbert
Deupree, Richard
I don’t understand complicated problems. I only understand simple ones. Deupree, Richard quotes
"Dare to be true; nothing can need a lie; A fault which needs it most grows two thereby" – George Herbert
“Dare to be true; nothing can need a lie; A fault which needs it most grows two thereby” – George Herbert
A Constitution should be short and obscure. -Bonaparte, Napoleon
A Constitution should be short and obscure. -Bonaparte, Napoleon
Und allen Gewissensbissen ist die Nacht eine Auspeitscherin.
Und allen Gewissensbissen ist die Nacht eine Auspeitscherin.
Jedenfalls ist es besser, ein eckiges Etwas
Jedenfalls ist es besser, ein eckiges Etwas zu sein als ein rundes Nichts. (Friedrich Hebbel)
Helen Keller – 11/3/2013
Uno no debe nunca consentir arrastrarse cuando siente el impulso de volar. Frases de Helen Keller – 11/3/2013
There is no such thing as bad publicity except your own obituary. -Behan, Brendan F.
There is no such thing as bad publicity except your own obituary. -Behan, Brendan F.
True success is overcoming the fear of being unsuccessful. -Sweeney, Paul
True success is overcoming the fear of being unsuccessful. -Sweeney, Paul
"Adam was the luckiest man; he had no mother-in-law." – Mark Twain
“Adam was the luckiest man; he had no mother-in-law.” – Mark Twain
Mankind differs from the animals only by a little and most people throw that away. -Confucius
Mankind differs from the animals only by a little and most people throw that away. -Confucius
Vulgarity is the garlic in the salad of taste. -Connolly, Cyril
Vulgarity is the garlic in the salad of taste. -Connolly, Cyril
Larry Gelbart
“One doesn’t have a sense of humor. It has you.” Larry Gelbart quotes
Es gibt kein großes Genie ohne einen Schuß Verrücktheit.
Es gibt kein großes Genie ohne einen Schuß Verrücktheit. (Aristoteles)
Riches are a stronghold in the imagination of a rich man. -Solomon
Riches are a stronghold in the imagination of a rich man. -Solomon
Horace Mann – 10/3/2013
El genio puede concebir, pero la labor paciente debe consumar. Frases de Horace Mann – 10/3/2013
"Be humble as the blade of grass that is being trodden underneath the feet. The little ant tastes joyously the sweetness of honey and sugar. The mighty elephant trembles in pain under the agony of sharp goad." – John Ruskin
“Be humble as the blade of grass that is being trodden underneath the feet. The little ant tastes joyously the sweetness of honey and sugar. …
It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness. -Tolstoy, Count Leo
It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness. -Tolstoy, Count Leo
Only one’s foes mistake confidence and initiative for arrogance and foolhardiness. -Lesanjo, Stephen
Only one’s foes mistake confidence and initiative for arrogance and foolhardiness. -Lesanjo, Stephen
It is necessary; therefore, it is possible. -Borghese, G. A.
It is necessary; therefore, it is possible. -Borghese, G. A.
J. Deville
“In communities where men build ships for their own sons to fish or fight from, quality is never a problem.” J. Deville quotes
"I’d be a Libertarian, if they weren’t all a bunch of tax-dodging professional whiners." – Berkeley Breathed
“I’d be a Libertarian, if they weren’t all a bunch of tax-dodging professional whiners.” – Berkeley Breathed
There is something to that old saying that hate injures the hater, not the hated. -Pilgrim, Peace
There is something to that old saying that hate injures the hater, not the hated. -Pilgrim, Peace
Elaine Gill
“If you have any doubts that we live in a society controlled by men, try reading down the index of contributors to a volume of …
Die größte Sehenswürdigkeit, die es gibt,
Die größte Sehenswürdigkeit, die es gibt, ist die Welt – sieh sie dir an. (Kurt Tucholsky)
Water is the only drink for a wise man. -Thoreau, Henry David
Water is the only drink for a wise man. -Thoreau, Henry David
Albert Camus – 9/3/2013
El hombre tiene dos caras: no puede amar sin amarse. Frases de Albert Camus – 9/3/2013
"All of us who professionally use the mass media are the shapers of society. We can vulgerize that society. We can brutalize it. Or we can help lift it onto a higher level." – William Bernbach
“All of us who professionally use the mass media are the shapers of society. We can vulgerize that society. We can brutalize it. Or we …
"My main objective is to be professional but to kill him [Lennox Lewis]." – Mike Tyson
“My main objective is to be professional but to kill him .” – Mike Tyson
Roses fall, but the thorns remain. -Proverb, Dutch
Roses fall, but the thorns remain. -Proverb, Dutch
"I’m not dumb. I just have a command of thoroughly useless information." – Bill Watterson
“I’m not dumb. I just have a command of thoroughly useless information.” – Bill Watterson
I do not understand the capricious lewdness of the sleeping mind. -Cheever, John
I do not understand the capricious lewdness of the sleeping mind. -Cheever, John
"It wasn’t a cake walk in Basra but it’s going to be a lot, lot more dangerous up there," – James Buchanan
“It wasn’t a cake walk in Basra but it’s going to be a lot, lot more dangerous up there,” – James Buchanan
He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man. -Johnson, Samuel
He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man. -Johnson, Samuel