Everything of importance has been said before by somebody who did not discover it. -Whitehead, Alfred North
Everything of importance has been said before by somebody who did not discover it. -Whitehead, Alfred North
Month: April 2013
Necessity unites. -Proverb, German
Necessity unites. -Proverb, German
Menno ter Braak
De intellectueel is iemand, die pas in de allerlaatste plaats zijn toevlucht neemt tot denken; denken in de betekenis van: gedachten bij zich toelaten, die …
Der beste Aussichtsturm des Lebens ist die Gelassenheit.
Der beste Aussichtsturm des Lebens ist die Gelassenheit.
Liebe macht nicht blind. Der Liebende sieht
Liebe macht nicht blind. Der Liebende sieht nur weit mehr als da ist. (Oliver Hassencamp)
Jorge Luis Borges – 10/4/2013
El verbo leer, como el verbo amar y el verbo soñar, no soporta ‘el modo imperativo’. Frases de Jorge Luis Borges – 10/4/2013
Life was a funny thing that happened to me on the way to the grave. -Crisp, Quentin
Life was a funny thing that happened to me on the way to the grave. -Crisp, Quentin
"I think this is going to go down as a gut check for the Miami Hurricane program. They’re at a low point recruiting-wise." – Allen Wallace
“I think this is going to go down as a gut check for the Miami Hurricane program. They’re at a low point recruiting-wise.” – Allen …
Remember, when the judgment’s weak, the prejudice is strong. -O’Hara, K.
Remember, when the judgment’s weak, the prejudice is strong. -O’Hara, K.
Wenn du dich immer an die Regel hälst, verpasst du eine Menge Spaß. ~~~ Katharine Hepburn
Wenn du dich immer an die Regel hälst, verpasst du eine Menge Spaß. Katharine Hepburn
"To teach is to learn." – Japanese Proverb
“To teach is to learn.” – Japanese Proverb
What you keep to yourself you lose, what you give away, you keep forever. -Munthe, Axel
What you keep to yourself you lose, what you give away, you keep forever. -Munthe, Axel
Much have I traveled in the realms of gold, and many goodly states and kingdoms seen. -Keats, John
Much have I traveled in the realms of gold, and many goodly states and kingdoms seen. -Keats, John
Mandino, Og
Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough. Mandino, Og quotes
It is an equal failing to trust everybody, and to trust nobody. -Proverb, English
It is an equal failing to trust everybody, and to trust nobody. -Proverb, English
A. A. Hodge
“It is easier to find a score of men wise enough to discover the truth than to find one intrepid enough, in the face of …
"If you do not express your own original ideas, if you do not listen to your own being, then you will have betrayed yourself" – Rollo May
“If you do not express your own original ideas, if you do not listen to your own being, then you will have betrayed yourself” – …
"When we are tired, we are attacked by ideas we conquered long ago" – Friedrich Nietzsche
“When we are tired, we are attacked by ideas we conquered long ago” – Friedrich Nietzsche
Of all created comforts, God is the lender; you are the borrower, not the owner. -Rutherford, Samuel
Of all created comforts, God is the lender; you are the borrower, not the owner. -Rutherford, Samuel
Talents go by nature not by birth. -Frederick The Great, (Frederick II)
Talents go by nature not by birth. -Frederick The Great, (Frederick II)
Alt wird man im Verlauf der Zeit, gut wird man niemals.
Alt wird man im Verlauf der Zeit, gut wird man niemals.
Stelle dich auf dich selbst; ahme niemals
Stelle dich auf dich selbst; ahme niemals nach. In deine eigenen Gaben kannst du in jedem Augenblick die gesammelte Kraft deiner ganzen Lebensarbeit legen, aber …
Manuel Machado – 9/4/2013
Fatigas, pero no tantas, que a fuerza de muchos golpes hasta el hierro se quebranta. Frases de Manuel Machado – 9/4/2013
Knowledge exists to be imparted. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Knowledge exists to be imparted. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
If we did all the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astonish ourselves. -Edison, Thomas A.
If we did all the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astonish ourselves. -Edison, Thomas A.
Old age comes on suddenly, and not gradually as is thought. -Rahel
Old age comes on suddenly, and not gradually as is thought. -Rahel
Flattery is all right if you don’t inhale. -Stevenson, Adlai E.
Flattery is all right if you don’t inhale. -Stevenson, Adlai E.
It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed. -Roosevelt, Theodore
It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed. -Roosevelt, Theodore
Sherlock Holmes
“When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.” Sherlock Holmes quotes
die schuld der väter tragen, heißt kreuze tragen.
die schuld der väter tragen, heißt kreuze tragen.
Dimidium facti, qui coepit, habet. Wer nur
Dimidium facti, qui coepit, habet. Wer nur begann, der hat schon halb vollendet. (Horaz)
Malcolm X – 8/4/2013
Si no estás preparado para morir por ella, saca la palabra “libertad” de tu vocabulario. Frases de Malcolm X – 8/4/2013
I’m worried by all sorts of questions; please, answer them for me. -Dostoevsky, Fyodor
I’m worried by all sorts of questions; please, answer them for me. -Dostoevsky, Fyodor
James A. Garfield
“The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable.” James A. Garfield quotes
Jean Caldwell
“The only truly happy people are children and the creative minority.” Jean Caldwell quotes
Was nützt mir der Erde Geld? Kein kranker Mensch genießt die Welt!
Was nützt mir der Erde Geld? Kein kranker Mensch genießt die Welt!
Julio Cortázar – 7/4/2013
¿Qué quieres? El amor pide calle, pide viento, no sabe morir en la soledad. Frases de Julio Cortázar – 7/4/2013
Man is the only animal that blushes — or needs to. -Twain, Mark
Man is the only animal that blushes — or needs to. -Twain, Mark
Man appoints, and God disappoints. -Cervantes, Miguel De
Man appoints, and God disappoints. -Cervantes, Miguel De
Theology is but our ideas of truth classified and arranged. -Beecher, Henry Ward
Theology is but our ideas of truth classified and arranged. -Beecher, Henry Ward