“Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.”
― Dr. Seuss
“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”
― Marilyn Monroe
“You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching, Love like you'll never be hurt, Sing like there's nobody listening,
And live like it's heaven on earth.”
― William W. Purkey
“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”
― Mae West
“In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.”
― Robert Frost
“Insanity is doing the same thing, over and over again, but expecting different results.”
― Albert Einstein
“Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.”
― John Lennon
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”
― Albert Einstein
“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”
― Oscar Wilde
“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.”
― André Gide, Autumn Leaves
“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but
I think I have ended up where I needed to be.”
― Douglas Adams, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
l
“Good friends, good books, and a sleepy
conscience: this is the ideal life.”
― Mark Twain
“It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to
live.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
“To laugh often and love much; to win the
respect of intelligent persons and the affection of
children; to earn the approbation of honest
citizens and endure the betrayal of false friends; to
appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to
give of one’s self; to leave the world a bit better,
whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a
redeemed social condition; to have played and
laughed with enthusiasm and sung with
exultation; to know even one life has breathed
easier because you have lived—this is to have
succeeded.”
― Bessie Anderson Stanley, More Heart Throbs
Volume Two in Prose and Verse Dear to the
American People And by them contributed as a
Supplement to the original $10,000 Prize Book
HEART THROBS
tags: life, misattributed-to-emerson, success,
widely-misattributed
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“Life is an opportunity, benefit from it.
Life is beauty, admire it.
Life is a dream, realize it.
Life is a challenge, meet it.
Life is a duty, complete it.
Life is a game, play it.
Life is a promise, fulfill it.
Life is sorrow, overcome it.
Life is a song, sing it.
Life is a struggle, accept it.
Life is a tragedy, confront it.
Life is an adventure, dare it.
Life is luck, make it.
Life is too precious, do not destroy it.
Life is life, fight for it.”
― Mother Teresa
tags: life, life-is
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“I'm not afraid of death; I just don't want to be
there when it happens.”
― Woody Allen
tags: death, fear, humor, life
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“Sometimes the questions are complicated and
the answers are simple.”
― Dr. Seuss
tags: life
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“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There
is no one alive who is Youer than You.”
― Dr. Seuss, Happy Birthday to You!
tags: comedy, life, yourself
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“Everything you can imagine is real.”
― Pablo Picasso
tags: art, imagination, inspirational, life
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“This life is what you make it. Not matter what,
you're going to mess up sometimes, it's a
universal truth. But the good part is you get to
decide how you're going to mess it up. Girls will
be your friends - they'll act like it anyway. But just
remember, some come, somg go. The ones that
stay with you through everything - they're your
true best friends. Don't let go of them. Also
remember, sisters make the best friends in the
world. As for lovers, well, they'll come and go
too. And babve, I hate to say it, most of them -
actually pretty much all of them are going to
break your heart, but you can't give up becuase if
you give up, you'll never find your soul mate.
You'll never find that half who makes you whole
and that goes for everything. Just because you
fail once, doesn't mean you're gonna fail at
everything. Keep trying, hold on, and always,
always, always believe in yourself, because if you
don't, then who will, sweetie? So keep your head
high, keep your chin up, and most importantly,
keep smiling, because life's a beautiful thing and
there's so much to smile about.”
― Marilyn Monroe
tags: best-friends, heartbreak, inspirational, life,
love, sisters
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“Finish each day and be done with it. You have
done what you could. Some blunders and
absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as
soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You
shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to
be encumbered with your old nonsense.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson
tags: life, regrets
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“Reality continues to ruin my life.”
― Bill Watterson, The Complete Calvin and
Hobbes
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“I'm the one that's got to die when it's time for
me to die, so let me live my life the way I want
to.”
― Jimi Hendrix
tags: death, life
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“Who are you to judge the life I live?
I know I'm not perfect
-and I don't live to be-
but before you start pointing fingers...
make sure you hands are clean!”
― Bob Marley
tags: judge, life, live, perfection
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“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance,
you must keep moving.”
― Albert Einstein
tags: life, simile
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“Just when you think it can't get any worse, it
can. And just when you think it can't get any
better, it can.”
― Nicholas Sparks, At First Sight
tags: life, love
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“Sometimes people are beautiful.
Not in looks.
Not in what they say.
Just in what they are.”
― Markus Zusak, I Am the Messenger
tags: beauty, life
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“If you don't know where you are going, any
road will get you there.”
― Lewis Carroll
tags: life
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“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A
man who lives fully is prepared to die at any
time.”
― Mark Twain
tags: death, life
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“Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about
creating yourself.”
― George Bernard Shaw
tags: inspirational, life, yourself
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“All God does is watch us and kill us when we get
boring. We must never, ever be boring.”
― Chuck Palahniuk, Invisible Monsters
tags: god, humor, life
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“The one you love and the one who loves you
are never, ever the same person.”
― Chuck Palahniuk, Invisible Monsters
tags: life, love
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“I speak to everyone in the same way, whether
he is the garbage man or the president of the
university.”
― Albert Einstein
tags: life, respect
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“If the world were merely seductive, that would
be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would
be no problem. But I arise in the morning torn
between a desire to improve the world and a
desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to
plan the day.”
― E.B. White
tags: activism, humor, life
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Khalil Gibran Quotes Love
Let there be no purpose in friendship save the deepening of the spirit. Khalil Gibran
Life without liberty is like a body without
spirit. Khalil Gibran
Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit. Khalil Gibran
Love and doubt have never been on speaking terms. Khalil Gibran
Love is trembling happiness. Khalil Gibran
Love one another, but make not a bond of love: Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls. Khalil Gibran
Love possesses not nor will it be possessed, for love is sufficient unto love. Khalil Gibran
Love... it surrounds every being and extends slowly to embrace all that shall be. Khalil Gibran
Many a doctrine is like a window pane. We see truth through it but it divides us
from truth. Khalil Gibran
March on. Do not tarry. To go forward is to move toward perfection. March on, and fear not the thorns, or the sharp stones on life's path. Khalil Gibran
Most people who ask for advice from others have already resolved to act as it pleases them. Khalil Gibran
Much of your pain is the bitter potion by
which the physician within you heals your sick self. Khalil Gibran
No man can reveal to you nothing but that which already lies half-asleep in the dawning of your knowledge. Khalil Gibran
Nor shall derision prove powerful against those who listen to humanity or those who follow in the footsteps of divinity, for they shall live forever. Forever. Khalil Gibran
Of life's two chief prizes, beauty and truth, I found the first in a loving heart and the second in a laborer's hand. Khalil Gibran
Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars. Khalil Gibran
Pain and foolishness lead to great bliss
and complete knowledge, for Eternal
Wisdom created nothing under the sun in vain. Khalil Gibran
Perplexity is the beginning of knowledge. Khalil Gibran
Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary. Khalil Gibran
Poverty is a veil that obscures the face of greatness. An appeal is a mask covering the face of tribulation. Khalil Gibran
Progress lies not in enhancing what is, but in advancing toward what will be. Khalil Gibran
Rebellion without truth is like spring in a
bleak, arid desert. Khalil Gibran
Sadness is but a wall between two gardens. Khalil Gibran
Safeguarding the rights of others is the
most noble and beautiful end of a human being. Khalil Gibran
Say not, 'I have found the truth,' but
rather, 'I have found a truth.'
Khalil Gibran
The eye of a human being is a microscope, which makes the world seem bigger than it really is. Khalil Gibran
The just is close to the people's heart, but the merciful is close to the heart of God. Khalil Gibran
The lust for comfort, that stealthy thing that enters the house a guest, and then
becomes a host, and then a master. Khalil Gibran
The most pitiful among men is he who turns his dreams into silver and gold. Khalil Gibran
The obvious is that which is never seen until someone expresses it simply. Khalil Gibran
The person you consider ignorant and insignificant is the one who came from God, that he might learn bliss from grief and knowledge from gloom. Khalil Gibran
The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind. Khalil Gibran
There are those who give with joy, and
that joy is their reward. Khalil Gibran
They consider me to have sharp and penetrating vision because I see the through the mesh of a sieve. Khalil Gibran
Time has been transformed, and we have changed; it has advanced and set us in motion; it has unveiled its face, inspiring us with bewilderment and exhilaration. Khalil Gibran
To be able to look back upon ones life in satisfaction, is to live twice. Khalil Gibran
To understand the heart and mind of a
person, look not at what he has already
achieved, but at what he aspires to. Khalil Gibran
Trust in dreams, for in them is hidden the gate to eternity. Khalil Gibran
Truth is a deep kindness that teaches us to be content in our everyday life and
share with the people the same happiness. Khalil Gibran
We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them. Khalil Gibran
What difference is there between us, save a restless dream that follows my soul but fears to come near you? Khalil Gibran
What is this world that is hastening me toward I know not what, viewing me with
contempt? Khalil Gibran
When love beckons to you, follow him, Though his ways are hard and steep. And when his wings enfold you yield to him Though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you. Khalil Gibran
When we turn to one another for counsel we reduce the number of our enemies. Khalil Gibran
When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy. When you are sorrowful look
again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight. Khalil Gibran
When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth
you are weeping for that which has been your delight. Khalil Gibran
When you work you are a flute through
whose heart the whispering of the hours turns to music. Which of you would be a reed, dumb and silent, when all else sings together in unison? Khalil Gibran
Where is the justice of political power if it executes the murderer and jails the plunderer, and then itself marches upon
neighboring lands, killing thousands and
pillaging the very hills? Khalil Gibran
Wisdom ceases to be wisdom when it becomes too proud to weep, too grave to laugh, and too selfish to seek other than itself. Khalil Gibran
Wisdom stands at the turn in the road and calls upon us publicly, but we consider it false and despise its adherents. Khalil Gibran
Work is love made visible. And if you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work and sit at the gate of the temple and take alms of those who work with joy. Khalil Gibran
Would that I were a dry well, and that the people tossed stones into me, for that would be easier than to be a spring of flowing water that the thirsty pass by, and from which they avoid drinking. Khalil Gibran
Yesterday is but today's memory, and tomorrow is today's dream. Khalil Gibran
Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors. But today we kneel only to truth, follow only beauty, and obey only love. Khalil Gibran
You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth. Khalil Gibran
You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. Khalil Gibran
You have your ideology and I have mine. Khalil Gibran
You pray in your distress and in your need; would that you might also pray in the fullness of your joy and in your days of abundance. Khalil Gibran
Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They came through you but not from you and though they are with you yet they belong not to you. Khalil Gibran
Your daily life is your temple and your religion. When you enter into it take with
you your all. Khalil Gibran
Life without liberty is like a body without
spirit. Khalil Gibran
Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit. Khalil Gibran
Love and doubt have never been on speaking terms. Khalil Gibran
Love is trembling happiness. Khalil Gibran
Love one another, but make not a bond of love: Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls. Khalil Gibran
Love possesses not nor will it be possessed, for love is sufficient unto love. Khalil Gibran
Love... it surrounds every being and extends slowly to embrace all that shall be. Khalil Gibran
Many a doctrine is like a window pane. We see truth through it but it divides us
from truth. Khalil Gibran
March on. Do not tarry. To go forward is to move toward perfection. March on, and fear not the thorns, or the sharp stones on life's path. Khalil Gibran
Most people who ask for advice from others have already resolved to act as it pleases them. Khalil Gibran
Much of your pain is the bitter potion by
which the physician within you heals your sick self. Khalil Gibran
No man can reveal to you nothing but that which already lies half-asleep in the dawning of your knowledge. Khalil Gibran
Nor shall derision prove powerful against those who listen to humanity or those who follow in the footsteps of divinity, for they shall live forever. Forever. Khalil Gibran
Of life's two chief prizes, beauty and truth, I found the first in a loving heart and the second in a laborer's hand. Khalil Gibran
Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars. Khalil Gibran
Pain and foolishness lead to great bliss
and complete knowledge, for Eternal
Wisdom created nothing under the sun in vain. Khalil Gibran
Perplexity is the beginning of knowledge. Khalil Gibran
Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary. Khalil Gibran
Poverty is a veil that obscures the face of greatness. An appeal is a mask covering the face of tribulation. Khalil Gibran
Progress lies not in enhancing what is, but in advancing toward what will be. Khalil Gibran
Rebellion without truth is like spring in a
bleak, arid desert. Khalil Gibran
Sadness is but a wall between two gardens. Khalil Gibran
Safeguarding the rights of others is the
most noble and beautiful end of a human being. Khalil Gibran
Say not, 'I have found the truth,' but
rather, 'I have found a truth.'
Khalil Gibran
The eye of a human being is a microscope, which makes the world seem bigger than it really is. Khalil Gibran
The just is close to the people's heart, but the merciful is close to the heart of God. Khalil Gibran
The lust for comfort, that stealthy thing that enters the house a guest, and then
becomes a host, and then a master. Khalil Gibran
The most pitiful among men is he who turns his dreams into silver and gold. Khalil Gibran
The obvious is that which is never seen until someone expresses it simply. Khalil Gibran
The person you consider ignorant and insignificant is the one who came from God, that he might learn bliss from grief and knowledge from gloom. Khalil Gibran
The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind. Khalil Gibran
There are those who give with joy, and
that joy is their reward. Khalil Gibran
They consider me to have sharp and penetrating vision because I see the through the mesh of a sieve. Khalil Gibran
Time has been transformed, and we have changed; it has advanced and set us in motion; it has unveiled its face, inspiring us with bewilderment and exhilaration. Khalil Gibran
To be able to look back upon ones life in satisfaction, is to live twice. Khalil Gibran
To understand the heart and mind of a
person, look not at what he has already
achieved, but at what he aspires to. Khalil Gibran
Trust in dreams, for in them is hidden the gate to eternity. Khalil Gibran
Truth is a deep kindness that teaches us to be content in our everyday life and
share with the people the same happiness. Khalil Gibran
We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them. Khalil Gibran
What difference is there between us, save a restless dream that follows my soul but fears to come near you? Khalil Gibran
What is this world that is hastening me toward I know not what, viewing me with
contempt? Khalil Gibran
When love beckons to you, follow him, Though his ways are hard and steep. And when his wings enfold you yield to him Though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you. Khalil Gibran
When we turn to one another for counsel we reduce the number of our enemies. Khalil Gibran
When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy. When you are sorrowful look
again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight. Khalil Gibran
When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth
you are weeping for that which has been your delight. Khalil Gibran
When you work you are a flute through
whose heart the whispering of the hours turns to music. Which of you would be a reed, dumb and silent, when all else sings together in unison? Khalil Gibran
Where is the justice of political power if it executes the murderer and jails the plunderer, and then itself marches upon
neighboring lands, killing thousands and
pillaging the very hills? Khalil Gibran
Wisdom ceases to be wisdom when it becomes too proud to weep, too grave to laugh, and too selfish to seek other than itself. Khalil Gibran
Wisdom stands at the turn in the road and calls upon us publicly, but we consider it false and despise its adherents. Khalil Gibran
Work is love made visible. And if you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work and sit at the gate of the temple and take alms of those who work with joy. Khalil Gibran
Would that I were a dry well, and that the people tossed stones into me, for that would be easier than to be a spring of flowing water that the thirsty pass by, and from which they avoid drinking. Khalil Gibran
Yesterday is but today's memory, and tomorrow is today's dream. Khalil Gibran
Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors. But today we kneel only to truth, follow only beauty, and obey only love. Khalil Gibran
You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth. Khalil Gibran
You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. Khalil Gibran
You have your ideology and I have mine. Khalil Gibran
You pray in your distress and in your need; would that you might also pray in the fullness of your joy and in your days of abundance. Khalil Gibran
Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They came through you but not from you and though they are with you yet they belong not to you. Khalil Gibran
Your daily life is your temple and your religion. When you enter into it take with
you your all. Khalil Gibran
Monday, August 13, 2012
Love Quotes
A flower cannot blossom without sunshine, and man cannot live without love. Max Muller
A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous. Ingrid Bergman
A kiss is a rosy dot over the 'i' of loving. Cyrano de Bergerac
A kiss makes the heart young again and wipes out the years. Rupert Brooke
A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge. Thomas Carlyle
A loving heart is the truest wisdom. Charles Dickens
A man is already halfway in love with any woman who listens to him. Brendan Francis
A man reserves his true and deepest love not for the species of woman in whose company he finds himself electrified and enkindled, but for that one in whose
company he may feel tenderly drowsy. George Jean Nathan
A pair of powerful spectacles has sometimes sufficed to cure a person in love. Friedrich Nietzsche
A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve. Joseph Joubert
A very small degree of hope is sufficient to cause the birth of love. Stendhal
A woman knows the face of the man she loves as a sailor knows the open sea. Honore de Balzac
Absence - that common cure of love. Lord Byron
Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness
there is in our lives. C. S. Lewis
All love shifts and changes. I don't know if you can be wholeheartedly in love all the time. Julie Andrews
All man kind love a lover. Ralph Waldo Emerson
All my life, my heart has yearned for a thing I cannot name. Andre Breton
As soon go kindle fire with snow, as seek to quench the fire of love with words. William Shakespeare
At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet. Plato
A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous. Ingrid Bergman
A kiss is a rosy dot over the 'i' of loving. Cyrano de Bergerac
A kiss makes the heart young again and wipes out the years. Rupert Brooke
A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge. Thomas Carlyle
A loving heart is the truest wisdom. Charles Dickens
A man is already halfway in love with any woman who listens to him. Brendan Francis
A man reserves his true and deepest love not for the species of woman in whose company he finds himself electrified and enkindled, but for that one in whose
company he may feel tenderly drowsy. George Jean Nathan
A pair of powerful spectacles has sometimes sufficed to cure a person in love. Friedrich Nietzsche
A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve. Joseph Joubert
A very small degree of hope is sufficient to cause the birth of love. Stendhal
A woman knows the face of the man she loves as a sailor knows the open sea. Honore de Balzac
Absence - that common cure of love. Lord Byron
Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness
there is in our lives. C. S. Lewis
All love shifts and changes. I don't know if you can be wholeheartedly in love all the time. Julie Andrews
All man kind love a lover. Ralph Waldo Emerson
All my life, my heart has yearned for a thing I cannot name. Andre Breton
As soon go kindle fire with snow, as seek to quench the fire of love with words. William Shakespeare
At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet. Plato
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Idiom 3
Can't Cut The Mustard :
Someone who isn't adequate enough to compete or participate.
Cast Iron Stomach:
Someone who has no problems,
complications or ill effects with eating
anything or drinking anything.
Charley Horse:
Stiffness in the leg / A leg cramp.
Chew someone out:
Verbally scold someone.
Chip on his Shoulder:
Angry today about something that occured in the past.
Chow Down:
To eat.
Close but no Cigar:
To be very near and almost accomplish a goal, but fall short.
Cock and Bull Story:
An unbelievable tale.
Come Hell Or High Water:
Any difficult situation or obstacle.
Crack Someone Up:
To make someone laugh.
Cross Your Fingers:
To hope that something happens the way you want it to.
Cry Over Spilt Milk:
When you complain about a loss from the past.
Cry Wolf:
Intentionally raise a false alarm.
Cup Of Joe:
A cup of coffee.
Curiosity Killed The Cat:
Being Inquisitive can lead you into a
dangerous situation.
Cut to the Chase:
Leave out all the unnecessary details and just get to the point.
Dark Horse:
One who was previously unknown and is now prominent.
Dead Ringer:
100% identical. A duplicate.
Devil's Advocate:
Someone who takes a position for the sake of argument without believing in that particular side of the arguement. It can also mean one who presents a counter argument for a position they do believe in, to another debater.
Dog Days of Summer:
The hottest days of the summer season.
Don't count your chickens before they hatch:
Don't rely on it until your sure of it.
Don't Look A Gift Horse In The Mouth: When someone gives you a gift, don't be ungrateful.
Don't Put All Your Eggs In One Basket: Do not put all your resources in one
possibility.
Doozy:
Something outstanding.
Down To The Wire:
Something that ends at the last minute or last few seconds.
Drastic Times Call For Drastic Measures:
When you are extremely desperate you need to take extremely desperate actions.
Drink like a fish:
To drink very heavily.
Drive someone up the wall:
To irritate and/or annoy very much.
Dropping Like Flies:
A large number of people either falling ill or dying.
Dry Run:
Rehearsal.
Eighty Six:
A certain item is no longer available. Or this idiom can also mean, to throw away.
Elvis has left the building:
The show has come to an end. It's all over.
Ethnic Cleansing:
Killing of a certain ethnic or religious group on a massive scale.
Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining:
Be optomistic, even difficult times will lead to better days.
Everything But The Kitchen Sink: Almost everything and anything has been included.
Excuse my French:
Please forgive me for cussing.
Cock and Bull Story:
An unbelievable tale.
Someone who isn't adequate enough to compete or participate.
Cast Iron Stomach:
Someone who has no problems,
complications or ill effects with eating
anything or drinking anything.
Charley Horse:
Stiffness in the leg / A leg cramp.
Chew someone out:
Verbally scold someone.
Chip on his Shoulder:
Angry today about something that occured in the past.
Chow Down:
To eat.
Close but no Cigar:
To be very near and almost accomplish a goal, but fall short.
Cock and Bull Story:
An unbelievable tale.
Come Hell Or High Water:
Any difficult situation or obstacle.
Crack Someone Up:
To make someone laugh.
Cross Your Fingers:
To hope that something happens the way you want it to.
Cry Over Spilt Milk:
When you complain about a loss from the past.
Cry Wolf:
Intentionally raise a false alarm.
Cup Of Joe:
A cup of coffee.
Curiosity Killed The Cat:
Being Inquisitive can lead you into a
dangerous situation.
Cut to the Chase:
Leave out all the unnecessary details and just get to the point.
Dark Horse:
One who was previously unknown and is now prominent.
Dead Ringer:
100% identical. A duplicate.
Devil's Advocate:
Someone who takes a position for the sake of argument without believing in that particular side of the arguement. It can also mean one who presents a counter argument for a position they do believe in, to another debater.
Dog Days of Summer:
The hottest days of the summer season.
Don't count your chickens before they hatch:
Don't rely on it until your sure of it.
Don't Look A Gift Horse In The Mouth: When someone gives you a gift, don't be ungrateful.
Don't Put All Your Eggs In One Basket: Do not put all your resources in one
possibility.
Doozy:
Something outstanding.
Down To The Wire:
Something that ends at the last minute or last few seconds.
Drastic Times Call For Drastic Measures:
When you are extremely desperate you need to take extremely desperate actions.
Drink like a fish:
To drink very heavily.
Drive someone up the wall:
To irritate and/or annoy very much.
Dropping Like Flies:
A large number of people either falling ill or dying.
Dry Run:
Rehearsal.
Eighty Six:
A certain item is no longer available. Or this idiom can also mean, to throw away.
Elvis has left the building:
The show has come to an end. It's all over.
Ethnic Cleansing:
Killing of a certain ethnic or religious group on a massive scale.
Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining:
Be optomistic, even difficult times will lead to better days.
Everything But The Kitchen Sink: Almost everything and anything has been included.
Excuse my French:
Please forgive me for cussing.
Cock and Bull Story:
An unbelievable tale.
Inspirational Quotes 1
It is only in sorrow bad weather masters us; in joy we face the storm and defy it. Amelia Barr
Joy descends gently upon us like the
evening dew, and does not patter down like a hailstorm. Jean Paul
Judge each day not by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant. Robert Louis Stevenson
Just what future the Designer of the universe has provided for the souls of men I do not know, I cannot prove. But I find that the whole order of Nature confirms my confidence that, if it is not like our noblest hopes and dreams, it will transcend them. Henry Norris Russell
Let each man exercise the art he knows. Aristophanes
Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if thou wilt ever dig. Marcus Aurelius
Love and desire are the spirit's wings to great deeds. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Man never made any material as resilient as the human spirit. Bern Williams
Mankind is made great or little by its own will. Friedrich Schiller
Men must live and create. Live to the point of tears. Albert Camus
Noble deeds that are concealed are most esteemed. Blaise Pascal
Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'! Audrey Hepburn
Nothing makes one feel so strong as a call for help. Pope Paul VI
Nurture your minds with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes. Benjamin Disraeli
Of all human activities, man's listening to God is the supreme act of his reasoning and will. Pope Paul VI
On the recollection of so many and great favours and blessings, I now, with a high sense of gratitude, presume to offer up my sincere thanks to the Almighty, the Creator and Preserver. William Bartram
Our ideals are our better selves. Amos Bronson Alcott
Plant thy foot firmly in the prints which His foot has made before thee. Joseph Barber Lightfoot
Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success. Swami Sivananda
Show me your hands. Do they have scars from giving? Show me your feet. Are they wounded in service? Show me your heart. Have you left a place for divine love? Fulton J. Sheen
Joy descends gently upon us like the
evening dew, and does not patter down like a hailstorm. Jean Paul
Judge each day not by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant. Robert Louis Stevenson
Just what future the Designer of the universe has provided for the souls of men I do not know, I cannot prove. But I find that the whole order of Nature confirms my confidence that, if it is not like our noblest hopes and dreams, it will transcend them. Henry Norris Russell
Let each man exercise the art he knows. Aristophanes
Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if thou wilt ever dig. Marcus Aurelius
Love and desire are the spirit's wings to great deeds. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Man never made any material as resilient as the human spirit. Bern Williams
Mankind is made great or little by its own will. Friedrich Schiller
Men must live and create. Live to the point of tears. Albert Camus
Noble deeds that are concealed are most esteemed. Blaise Pascal
Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'! Audrey Hepburn
Nothing makes one feel so strong as a call for help. Pope Paul VI
Nurture your minds with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes. Benjamin Disraeli
Of all human activities, man's listening to God is the supreme act of his reasoning and will. Pope Paul VI
On the recollection of so many and great favours and blessings, I now, with a high sense of gratitude, presume to offer up my sincere thanks to the Almighty, the Creator and Preserver. William Bartram
Our ideals are our better selves. Amos Bronson Alcott
Plant thy foot firmly in the prints which His foot has made before thee. Joseph Barber Lightfoot
Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success. Swami Sivananda
Show me your hands. Do they have scars from giving? Show me your feet. Are they wounded in service? Show me your heart. Have you left a place for divine love? Fulton J. Sheen
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Education Quotes 1
In the first place, God made idiots. That was for practice. Then he made school boards. Mark Twain
In the world today, a young lady who does not have a college education just is not educated. Walter Annenberg
It has been said that 80% of what people learn is visual. Allen Klein
It is a thousand times better to have
common sense without education than to have education without common sense. Robert Green
Ingersoll It is always in season for old men to learn. Aeschylus
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without
accepting it. Aristotle
Learn to think continentally. Alexander Hamilton
Learning is a result of listening, which in turn leads to even better listening and attentiveness to the other person. In other words, to learn from the child, we must have empathy, and empathy grows as we learn. Alice Miller
Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and diligence. Abigail Adams Learning, n.
The kind of ignorance distinguishing the studious. Ambrose Bierce
Much education today is monumentally ineffective. All too often we are giving young people cut flowers when we should be teaching them to grow their own plants. John W. Gardner
No man who worships education has got the best out of education... Without a gentle contempt for education no man's education is complete. Gilbert K. Chesterton
No one has yet realized the wealth of
sympathy, the kindness and generosity hidden in the soul of a child. The effort of every true education should be to unlock that treasure. Emma Goldman
Reading builds the educated and informed electorate so vital to our democracy. Brad Henry
Real education must ultimately be limited to men who insist on knowing, the rest is mere sheep-herding. Ezra Pound
Responsibility educates. Wendell Phillips
So women are at the beginning of building a language, and not all women are conscious of it. Judy Chicago
Some people drink from the fountain of knowledge, others just gargle. Robert Anthony
Some people will never learn anything, for this reason, because they understand everything too soon. Alexander Pope
The great difficulty in education is to get experience out of ideas. George Santayana
In the world today, a young lady who does not have a college education just is not educated. Walter Annenberg
It has been said that 80% of what people learn is visual. Allen Klein
It is a thousand times better to have
common sense without education than to have education without common sense. Robert Green
Ingersoll It is always in season for old men to learn. Aeschylus
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without
accepting it. Aristotle
Learn to think continentally. Alexander Hamilton
Learning is a result of listening, which in turn leads to even better listening and attentiveness to the other person. In other words, to learn from the child, we must have empathy, and empathy grows as we learn. Alice Miller
Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and diligence. Abigail Adams Learning, n.
The kind of ignorance distinguishing the studious. Ambrose Bierce
Much education today is monumentally ineffective. All too often we are giving young people cut flowers when we should be teaching them to grow their own plants. John W. Gardner
No man who worships education has got the best out of education... Without a gentle contempt for education no man's education is complete. Gilbert K. Chesterton
No one has yet realized the wealth of
sympathy, the kindness and generosity hidden in the soul of a child. The effort of every true education should be to unlock that treasure. Emma Goldman
Reading builds the educated and informed electorate so vital to our democracy. Brad Henry
Real education must ultimately be limited to men who insist on knowing, the rest is mere sheep-herding. Ezra Pound
Responsibility educates. Wendell Phillips
So women are at the beginning of building a language, and not all women are conscious of it. Judy Chicago
Some people drink from the fountain of knowledge, others just gargle. Robert Anthony
Some people will never learn anything, for this reason, because they understand everything too soon. Alexander Pope
The great difficulty in education is to get experience out of ideas. George Santayana
Monday, August 6, 2012
Words Of Wisdom
Nature and wisdom never are at strife. Plutarch
It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves. Francois De La Rochefoucauld
The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook. William James
The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is silence, the second listening,
the third memory, the fourth practice, the fifth teaching others. Solomon Ibn Gabriol
Years teach us more than books. Berthold Auerbach
The wisdom of nations lies in their proverbs, which are brief and pithy. William Penn
The middle course is the best. Cleobulus
The only medicine for suffering, crime, and all the other woes of mankind, is wisdom. Thomas
Huxley
A wise man learns by the mistakes of others, a fool by his own. Latin Proverb
Silence does not always mark wisdom. Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
No man was ever wise by chance. Seneca
Not to know at large of things remote From use, obscure and subtle, but to know That which before us lies in daily life, Is the prime wisdom. John Milton
By associating with wise people you will become wise yourself. Menander
The seat of knowledge is in the head, of wisdom, in the heart. William Hazlitt
Of all parts of wisdom the practice is the best. John Tillotson
The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shore
line of wonder. Ralph W.
Sockman
The more a man knows, the more he forgives. Catherine the Great
A loving heart is the truest wisdom. Charles Dickens
One who understands much displays a greater simplicity of character than one who understands little. Alexander Chase
How prone to doubt, how cautious are the wise! Homer
On every thorn, delightful wisdom grows, In every rill a sweet instruction
flows. Edward Young
The man of wisdom is never of two
minds; the man of benevolence never worries; the man of courage is never afraid. Confucius
It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves. Francois De La Rochefoucauld
The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook. William James
The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is silence, the second listening,
the third memory, the fourth practice, the fifth teaching others. Solomon Ibn Gabriol
Years teach us more than books. Berthold Auerbach
The wisdom of nations lies in their proverbs, which are brief and pithy. William Penn
The middle course is the best. Cleobulus
The only medicine for suffering, crime, and all the other woes of mankind, is wisdom. Thomas
Huxley
A wise man learns by the mistakes of others, a fool by his own. Latin Proverb
Silence does not always mark wisdom. Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
No man was ever wise by chance. Seneca
Not to know at large of things remote From use, obscure and subtle, but to know That which before us lies in daily life, Is the prime wisdom. John Milton
By associating with wise people you will become wise yourself. Menander
The seat of knowledge is in the head, of wisdom, in the heart. William Hazlitt
Of all parts of wisdom the practice is the best. John Tillotson
The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shore
line of wonder. Ralph W.
Sockman
The more a man knows, the more he forgives. Catherine the Great
A loving heart is the truest wisdom. Charles Dickens
One who understands much displays a greater simplicity of character than one who understands little. Alexander Chase
How prone to doubt, how cautious are the wise! Homer
On every thorn, delightful wisdom grows, In every rill a sweet instruction
flows. Edward Young
The man of wisdom is never of two
minds; the man of benevolence never worries; the man of courage is never afraid. Confucius
Sunday, August 5, 2012
William Shakespeare Poetry
SONNET #1
by: William Shakespeare
ROM fairest creatures we desire increase,
That thereby beauty's rose might never die,
But as the riper should by time decease,
His tender heir might bear his memory;
But thou, contracted to thine own bright eyes,
Feed'st thy light's flame with self-substantial fuel,
Making a famine where abundance lies,
Thyself thy foe, to thy sweet self too cruel.
Thout that are now the world's fresh ornament
And only herald to the gaudy spring,
Within thine own bud buriest thy content
And, tender churl, mak'st waste in
niggarding.
Pity the world, or else this glutton be, To eat the world's due, by the grave and thee.
Shakespeare's 'Sonnet #1' was originally
published in Shake-speares Sonnets: Never before Imprinted (1609).
SONNET #2
by: William Shakespeare
WHEN forty winters shall besiege thy brow
And dig deep trenches in thy beauty's field,
Thy youth's proud livery, so gazed on now,
Will be a tottered weed of small worth held:
Then being asked where all thy beauty lies,
Where all the treasure of thy lusty days, To say within thine own deep-sunken eyes
Were an all-eating shame and thriftless
praise.
How much more prasie deserved thy
beauty's use
If thou couldst answer, 'This fair child of mine
Shall sum my count and make my old
excuse,'
Proving his beauty by succession thine.
This were to be new made when thou art old
And see thy blood warm when thou feel'st cold.
Shakespeare's 'Sonnet #2' was originally published in Shake-speares Sonnets: Never before Imprinted (1609).
by: William Shakespeare
ROM fairest creatures we desire increase,
That thereby beauty's rose might never die,
But as the riper should by time decease,
His tender heir might bear his memory;
But thou, contracted to thine own bright eyes,
Feed'st thy light's flame with self-substantial fuel,
Making a famine where abundance lies,
Thyself thy foe, to thy sweet self too cruel.
Thout that are now the world's fresh ornament
And only herald to the gaudy spring,
Within thine own bud buriest thy content
And, tender churl, mak'st waste in
niggarding.
Pity the world, or else this glutton be, To eat the world's due, by the grave and thee.
Shakespeare's 'Sonnet #1' was originally
published in Shake-speares Sonnets: Never before Imprinted (1609).
SONNET #2
by: William Shakespeare
WHEN forty winters shall besiege thy brow
And dig deep trenches in thy beauty's field,
Thy youth's proud livery, so gazed on now,
Will be a tottered weed of small worth held:
Then being asked where all thy beauty lies,
Where all the treasure of thy lusty days, To say within thine own deep-sunken eyes
Were an all-eating shame and thriftless
praise.
How much more prasie deserved thy
beauty's use
If thou couldst answer, 'This fair child of mine
Shall sum my count and make my old
excuse,'
Proving his beauty by succession thine.
This were to be new made when thou art old
And see thy blood warm when thou feel'st cold.
Shakespeare's 'Sonnet #2' was originally published in Shake-speares Sonnets: Never before Imprinted (1609).
Saturday, August 4, 2012
smart blog: Quotes 1
smart blog: Quotes 1: "I think 'Hail to the Chief' has a nice ring to it." - John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) when asked what is his favorite song "I have nothing ...
smart blog: Quotes 1
smart blog: Quotes 1: "I think 'Hail to the Chief' has a nice ring to it." - John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) when asked what is his favorite song "I have nothing ...
Friday, August 3, 2012
Idiom 2
A Bird In The Hand Is Worth Two In The Bush:
Having something that is certain is much better than taking a risk for more, because chances are you might lose everything.
A Blessing In Disguise:
Something good that isn't recognized at first.
A Chip On Your Shoulder:
Being upset for something that happened in the past.
A Dime A Dozen: Anything that is common and easy to get. A Doubting Thomas:
A skeptic who needs physical or personal evidence in order to believe something.
A Drop in the Bucket:
A very small part of something big or whole.
A Fool And His Money Are Easily Parted:
It's easy for a foolish person to lose his/her money.
A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand:
Everyone involved must unify and function together or it will not work out.
A Leopard Can't Change His Spots: You cannot change who you are.
A Penny Saved Is A Penny Earned: By not spending money, you are saving money (little by little).
A Picture Paints a Thousand Words:
A visual presentation is far more descriptive than words.
A Piece of Cake:
A task that can be accomplished very
easily.
A Slap on the Wrist:
A very mild punishment.
A Taste Of Your Own Medicine:
When you are mistreated the same way you mistreat others.
A Toss-Up:
A result that is still unclear and can go
either way.
Actions Speak Louder Than Words: It's better to actually do something than just talk about it.
Add Fuel To The Fire:
Whenever something is done to make a bad situation even worse than it is.
Against The Clock:
Rushed and short on time.
All Bark And No Bite:
When someone is threatening and/or
aggressive but not willing to engage in a fight.
All Greek to me:
Meaningless and incomprehensible like someone who cannot read, speak, or understand any of the Greek language would be.
All In The Same Boat:
When everyone is facing the same
challenges.
An Arm And A Leg:
Very expensive.
A large amount of money. An Axe To Grind:
To have a dispute with someone.
Apple of My Eye:
Someone who is cherished above all
others.
As High As A Kite:
Anything that is high up in the sky.
At The Drop Of A Hat:
Willing to do something immediately.
Back Seat Driver:
People who criticize from the sidelines,
much like someone giving unwanted
advice from the back seat of a vehicle to the driver.
Back To Square One:
Having to start all over again.
Back To The Drawing Board:
When an attempt fails and it's time to start all over.
Baker's Dozen:
Thirteen.
Barking Up The Wrong Tree:
A mistake made in something you are
trying to achieve.
Beat A Dead Horse:
To force an issue that has already ended.
Beating Around The Bush:
Avoiding the main topic. Not speaking
directly about the issue.
Bend Over Backwards:
Do whatever it takes to help. Willing to do anything.
Between A Rock And A Hard Place: Stuck between two very bad options.
Bite Off More Than You Can Chew: To take on a task that is way to big.
Bite Your Tongue:
To avoid talking.
Blood Is Thicker Than Water:
The family bond is closer than anything else.
Blue Moon:
A rare event or occurance.
Break A Leg:
A superstitious way to say 'good luck'
without saying 'good luck', but rather the opposite.
Buy A Lemon:
To purchase a vehicle that constantly gives problems or stops running after you drive it away.
Having something that is certain is much better than taking a risk for more, because chances are you might lose everything.
A Blessing In Disguise:
Something good that isn't recognized at first.
A Chip On Your Shoulder:
Being upset for something that happened in the past.
A Dime A Dozen: Anything that is common and easy to get. A Doubting Thomas:
A skeptic who needs physical or personal evidence in order to believe something.
A Drop in the Bucket:
A very small part of something big or whole.
A Fool And His Money Are Easily Parted:
It's easy for a foolish person to lose his/her money.
A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand:
Everyone involved must unify and function together or it will not work out.
A Leopard Can't Change His Spots: You cannot change who you are.
A Penny Saved Is A Penny Earned: By not spending money, you are saving money (little by little).
A Picture Paints a Thousand Words:
A visual presentation is far more descriptive than words.
A Piece of Cake:
A task that can be accomplished very
easily.
A Slap on the Wrist:
A very mild punishment.
A Taste Of Your Own Medicine:
When you are mistreated the same way you mistreat others.
A Toss-Up:
A result that is still unclear and can go
either way.
Actions Speak Louder Than Words: It's better to actually do something than just talk about it.
Add Fuel To The Fire:
Whenever something is done to make a bad situation even worse than it is.
Against The Clock:
Rushed and short on time.
All Bark And No Bite:
When someone is threatening and/or
aggressive but not willing to engage in a fight.
All Greek to me:
Meaningless and incomprehensible like someone who cannot read, speak, or understand any of the Greek language would be.
All In The Same Boat:
When everyone is facing the same
challenges.
An Arm And A Leg:
Very expensive.
A large amount of money. An Axe To Grind:
To have a dispute with someone.
Apple of My Eye:
Someone who is cherished above all
others.
As High As A Kite:
Anything that is high up in the sky.
At The Drop Of A Hat:
Willing to do something immediately.
Back Seat Driver:
People who criticize from the sidelines,
much like someone giving unwanted
advice from the back seat of a vehicle to the driver.
Back To Square One:
Having to start all over again.
Back To The Drawing Board:
When an attempt fails and it's time to start all over.
Baker's Dozen:
Thirteen.
Barking Up The Wrong Tree:
A mistake made in something you are
trying to achieve.
Beat A Dead Horse:
To force an issue that has already ended.
Beating Around The Bush:
Avoiding the main topic. Not speaking
directly about the issue.
Bend Over Backwards:
Do whatever it takes to help. Willing to do anything.
Between A Rock And A Hard Place: Stuck between two very bad options.
Bite Off More Than You Can Chew: To take on a task that is way to big.
Bite Your Tongue:
To avoid talking.
Blood Is Thicker Than Water:
The family bond is closer than anything else.
Blue Moon:
A rare event or occurance.
Break A Leg:
A superstitious way to say 'good luck'
without saying 'good luck', but rather the opposite.
Buy A Lemon:
To purchase a vehicle that constantly gives problems or stops running after you drive it away.
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Charles Dickens Poetry
LUCY'S SONG
by: Charles Dickens (1812-1870)
HOW beautiful at eventide
To see the twilight shadows pale,
Steal o'er the landscape, far and wide,
O'er stream and meadow, mound and
dale!
How soft is Nature's calm repose
When ev'ning skies their cool dews weep:
The gentlest wind more gently blows,
As if to soothe her in her sleep!
The gay morn breaks,
Mists roll away,
All Nature awakes
To glorious day.
In my breast alone
Dark shadows remain;
The peace it has known
It can never regain.
"Lucy's Song" is reprinted from The Poems and Verse of Charles Dickens. Ed. F.G. Kitton. New York: Harper & Brothers,
1903.
THE IVY GREEN
by: Charles Dickens (1812-1870)
OH, a dainty plant is the Ivy green,
That creepeth o'er ruins old!
Of right choice food are his meals,
I ween, In his cell so lone and cold.
The wall must be crumbled, the stone
decayed,
To pleasure his dainty whim:
And the mouldering dust that years have made Is a merry meal for him.
Creeping where no life is seen,
A rare old plant is the Ivy green.
Fast he stealeth on, though he wears no wings,
And a staunch old heart has he.
How closely he twineth, how tight he clings
To his friend the huge Oak Tree!
And slyly he traileth along the ground,
And his leaves he gently waves,
As he joyously hugs and crawleth round
The rich mould of dead men's graves.
Creeping where grim death hath been,
A rare old plant is the Ivy green.
Whole ages have fled and their works
decayed,
And nations have scattered been;
But the stout old Ivy shall never fade,
From its hale and hearty green.
The brave old plant, in its lonely days,
Shall fatten upon the past:
For the stateliest building man can raise Is the Ivy's food at last.
Creeping on where time has been,
A rare old plant is the Ivy green.
"The Ivy Green" is reprinted from The Poems and Verse of Charles Dickens. Ed. F.G. Kitton. New York: Harper & Brothers,
by: Charles Dickens (1812-1870)
HOW beautiful at eventide
To see the twilight shadows pale,
Steal o'er the landscape, far and wide,
O'er stream and meadow, mound and
dale!
How soft is Nature's calm repose
When ev'ning skies their cool dews weep:
The gentlest wind more gently blows,
As if to soothe her in her sleep!
The gay morn breaks,
Mists roll away,
All Nature awakes
To glorious day.
In my breast alone
Dark shadows remain;
The peace it has known
It can never regain.
"Lucy's Song" is reprinted from The Poems and Verse of Charles Dickens. Ed. F.G. Kitton. New York: Harper & Brothers,
1903.
THE IVY GREEN
by: Charles Dickens (1812-1870)
OH, a dainty plant is the Ivy green,
That creepeth o'er ruins old!
Of right choice food are his meals,
I ween, In his cell so lone and cold.
The wall must be crumbled, the stone
decayed,
To pleasure his dainty whim:
And the mouldering dust that years have made Is a merry meal for him.
Creeping where no life is seen,
A rare old plant is the Ivy green.
Fast he stealeth on, though he wears no wings,
And a staunch old heart has he.
How closely he twineth, how tight he clings
To his friend the huge Oak Tree!
And slyly he traileth along the ground,
And his leaves he gently waves,
As he joyously hugs and crawleth round
The rich mould of dead men's graves.
Creeping where grim death hath been,
A rare old plant is the Ivy green.
Whole ages have fled and their works
decayed,
And nations have scattered been;
But the stout old Ivy shall never fade,
From its hale and hearty green.
The brave old plant, in its lonely days,
Shall fatten upon the past:
For the stateliest building man can raise Is the Ivy's food at last.
Creeping on where time has been,
A rare old plant is the Ivy green.
"The Ivy Green" is reprinted from The Poems and Verse of Charles Dickens. Ed. F.G. Kitton. New York: Harper & Brothers,
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Quotes 1
"I think 'Hail to the Chief' has a nice ring to it."
- John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) when
asked what is his favorite song
"I have nothing to declare except my
genius."
- Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) upon
arriving at U.S. customs 1882
"Human history becomes more and more a race between education and
catastrophe."
- H. G. Wells (1866-1946)
"Talent does what it can; genius does
what it must."
- Edward George Bulwer-Lytton
(1803-1873)
"The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: the chicken was 'involved'
- the pig was 'committed'." - unknown
"Women might be able to fake orgasms. But men can fake a whole relationship."
- Sharon Stone
"If you are going through hell, keep going."
- Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
"He who has a 'why' to live, can bear with almost any 'how'."
- Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900)
"Many wealthy people are little more than janitors of their possessions."
- Frank Lloyd Wright (1868-1959)
"I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters."
- Frank Lloyd Wright (1868-1959)
"Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go."
- Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)
"God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh."
- Voltaire (1694-1778)
"He is one of those people who would be enormously improved by death.
- H. H. Munro (Saki) (1870-1916)
"I am ready to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter."
- Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
"I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them."
- Ian L. Fleming (1908-1964)
"If you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars."
- J. Paul Getty (1892-1976)
"Facts are the enemy of truth."
- Don Quixote - "Man of La Mancha"
"When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world."
- George Washington Carver (1864-1943)
"How wrong it is for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants, rather than to create it herself."
- Anais Nin (1903-1977)
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
- Thomas Alva
Edison (1847-1931)
- John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) when
asked what is his favorite song
"I have nothing to declare except my
genius."
- Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) upon
arriving at U.S. customs 1882
"Human history becomes more and more a race between education and
catastrophe."
- H. G. Wells (1866-1946)
"Talent does what it can; genius does
what it must."
- Edward George Bulwer-Lytton
(1803-1873)
"The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: the chicken was 'involved'
- the pig was 'committed'." - unknown
"Women might be able to fake orgasms. But men can fake a whole relationship."
- Sharon Stone
"If you are going through hell, keep going."
- Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
"He who has a 'why' to live, can bear with almost any 'how'."
- Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900)
"Many wealthy people are little more than janitors of their possessions."
- Frank Lloyd Wright (1868-1959)
"I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters."
- Frank Lloyd Wright (1868-1959)
"Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go."
- Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)
"God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh."
- Voltaire (1694-1778)
"He is one of those people who would be enormously improved by death.
- H. H. Munro (Saki) (1870-1916)
"I am ready to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter."
- Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
"I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them."
- Ian L. Fleming (1908-1964)
"If you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars."
- J. Paul Getty (1892-1976)
"Facts are the enemy of truth."
- Don Quixote - "Man of La Mancha"
"When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world."
- George Washington Carver (1864-1943)
"How wrong it is for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants, rather than to create it herself."
- Anais Nin (1903-1977)
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
- Thomas Alva
Edison (1847-1931)
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Idiom 1
The Ball Is In Your Court:
It is your decision this time.
The Best Of Both Worlds:
There are two choices and you have them both.
The Bigger They Are The Harder They Fall:
While the bigger and stronger opponent might be alot more difficult to beat, when you do they suffer a much bigger loss.
The Last Straw:
When one small burden after another creates an unbearable situation, the last straw is the last small burden that one can take.
The Whole Nine Yards:
Everything. All of it.
Third times a charm:
After no success the first two times, the third try is a lucky one. Tie the knot: To get married.
Til the cows come home:
A long time.
To Make A Long Story Short:
Something someone would say during a long and boring story in order to keep his/her audience from losing attention. Usually the story isn't shortened.
To Steal Someone's Thunder:
To take the credit for something someone else did.
Tongue-in-cheek:
humor, not to be taken serious.
Turn A Blind Eye: Refuse to acknowledge something you know is real or legit.
Twenty three skidoo:
To be turned away.
Under the weather:
Feeling ill or sick.
Up a blind alley:
Going down a course of action that leads to a bad outcome.
Use Your Loaf:
Use your head. Think smart.
Van Gogh's ear for music:
Tone deaf.
Variety Is The Spice Of Life:
The more experiences you try the more exciting life can be.
Wag the Dog:
A diversion away from something of
greater importance.
Water Under The Bridge:
Anything from the past that isn't significant or important anymore.
Wear Your Heart On Your Sleeve:
To openly and freely express your
emotions.
When It Rains, It Pours:
Since it rarely rains, when it does it will be a huge storm.
When Pigs Fly :
Something that will never ever happen.
Wild and Woolly:
Uncultured and without laws.
Wine and Dine: When somebody is treated to an expensive meal.
Without A Doubt:
For certain.
X marks the spot: A phrase that is said when someone finds something he/she has been looking for.
You Are What You Eat:
In order to stay healthy you must eat
healthy foods.
You Can't Judge A Book By Its Cover: Decisions shouldn't be made primarily on
appearance.
You Can't Take it With You:
Enjoy what you have and not what you don't have, since when you die you cannot take things (such as money) with you.
Your Guess Is As Good As Mine:
I have no idea.
Zero Tolerance:
No crime or law breaking big or small will be overlooked.
It is your decision this time.
The Best Of Both Worlds:
There are two choices and you have them both.
The Bigger They Are The Harder They Fall:
While the bigger and stronger opponent might be alot more difficult to beat, when you do they suffer a much bigger loss.
The Last Straw:
When one small burden after another creates an unbearable situation, the last straw is the last small burden that one can take.
The Whole Nine Yards:
Everything. All of it.
Third times a charm:
After no success the first two times, the third try is a lucky one. Tie the knot: To get married.
Til the cows come home:
A long time.
To Make A Long Story Short:
Something someone would say during a long and boring story in order to keep his/her audience from losing attention. Usually the story isn't shortened.
To Steal Someone's Thunder:
To take the credit for something someone else did.
Tongue-in-cheek:
humor, not to be taken serious.
Turn A Blind Eye: Refuse to acknowledge something you know is real or legit.
Twenty three skidoo:
To be turned away.
Under the weather:
Feeling ill or sick.
Up a blind alley:
Going down a course of action that leads to a bad outcome.
Use Your Loaf:
Use your head. Think smart.
Van Gogh's ear for music:
Tone deaf.
Variety Is The Spice Of Life:
The more experiences you try the more exciting life can be.
Wag the Dog:
A diversion away from something of
greater importance.
Water Under The Bridge:
Anything from the past that isn't significant or important anymore.
Wear Your Heart On Your Sleeve:
To openly and freely express your
emotions.
When It Rains, It Pours:
Since it rarely rains, when it does it will be a huge storm.
When Pigs Fly :
Something that will never ever happen.
Wild and Woolly:
Uncultured and without laws.
Wine and Dine: When somebody is treated to an expensive meal.
Without A Doubt:
For certain.
X marks the spot: A phrase that is said when someone finds something he/she has been looking for.
You Are What You Eat:
In order to stay healthy you must eat
healthy foods.
You Can't Judge A Book By Its Cover: Decisions shouldn't be made primarily on
appearance.
You Can't Take it With You:
Enjoy what you have and not what you don't have, since when you die you cannot take things (such as money) with you.
Your Guess Is As Good As Mine:
I have no idea.
Zero Tolerance:
No crime or law breaking big or small will be overlooked.
Christina Rossetti Poetry
REMEMBER
by: Christina Rossetti (1830-1894)
REMEMBER me when I am gone away,
Gone far away into the silent land;
When you can no more hold me by the hand,
Nor I half turn to go, yet turning stay.
Remember me when no more day by day You tell me of our future that you plann'd:
Only remember me; you understand
It will be late to counsel then or pray.
Yet if you should forget me for a while
And afterwards remember, do not grieve:
For if the darkness and corruption leave A vestige of the thoughts that once I had,
Better by far you should forget and smile
Than that you should remember and besad.
"Remember" is reprinted from Goblin Market and other Poems. Christina Rossetti. Cambridge: Macmillan, 1862.
DREAM LAND
by: Christina Rossetti (1830-1894)
WHERE sunless rivers weep
Their waves into the deep,
She sleeps a charmed sleep:
Awake her not.
Led by a single star,
She came from very far
To seek where shadows are Her pleasant lot.
She left the rosy morn,
She left the fields of corn,
For twilight cold and lorn
And water springs.
Through sleep, as through a veil,
She sees the sky look pale, And hears the nightingale
That sadly sings.
Rest, rest, a perfect rest
Shed over brow and breast;
Her face is toward the west,
The purple land.
She cannot see the grain
Ripening on hill and plain; She cannot feel the rain
Upon her hand.
Rest, rest, for evermore
Upon a mossy shore;
Rest, rest at the heart's core
Till time shall cease:
Sleep that no pain shall wake;
Night that no morn shall break Till joy shall overtake
Her perfect peace.
"Dream Land" is reprinted from Poems. Christina Rossetti. London: Macmillan,
1891.
SHE SAT AND SANG
by: Christina Rossetti (1830-1894)
HE sat and sang alway
By the green margin of a stream,
Watching the fishes leap and play
Beneath the glad sunbeam.
I sat and wept alway
Beneath the moon's most shadowy beam,
Watching the blossoms of the May
Weep leaves into the stream.
I wept for memory;
She sang for hope that is so fair:
My tears were swallowed by the sea;
Her songs died in the air.
"She Sat and Sang" is reprinted from Goblin Market,
The Prince's Progress and Other Poems. Christina
Rosetti. London: Macmillan 1879.
by: Christina Rossetti (1830-1894)
REMEMBER me when I am gone away,
Gone far away into the silent land;
When you can no more hold me by the hand,
Nor I half turn to go, yet turning stay.
Remember me when no more day by day You tell me of our future that you plann'd:
Only remember me; you understand
It will be late to counsel then or pray.
Yet if you should forget me for a while
And afterwards remember, do not grieve:
For if the darkness and corruption leave A vestige of the thoughts that once I had,
Better by far you should forget and smile
Than that you should remember and besad.
"Remember" is reprinted from Goblin Market and other Poems. Christina Rossetti. Cambridge: Macmillan, 1862.
DREAM LAND
by: Christina Rossetti (1830-1894)
WHERE sunless rivers weep
Their waves into the deep,
She sleeps a charmed sleep:
Awake her not.
Led by a single star,
She came from very far
To seek where shadows are Her pleasant lot.
She left the rosy morn,
She left the fields of corn,
For twilight cold and lorn
And water springs.
Through sleep, as through a veil,
She sees the sky look pale, And hears the nightingale
That sadly sings.
Rest, rest, a perfect rest
Shed over brow and breast;
Her face is toward the west,
The purple land.
She cannot see the grain
Ripening on hill and plain; She cannot feel the rain
Upon her hand.
Rest, rest, for evermore
Upon a mossy shore;
Rest, rest at the heart's core
Till time shall cease:
Sleep that no pain shall wake;
Night that no morn shall break Till joy shall overtake
Her perfect peace.
"Dream Land" is reprinted from Poems. Christina Rossetti. London: Macmillan,
1891.
SHE SAT AND SANG
by: Christina Rossetti (1830-1894)
HE sat and sang alway
By the green margin of a stream,
Watching the fishes leap and play
Beneath the glad sunbeam.
I sat and wept alway
Beneath the moon's most shadowy beam,
Watching the blossoms of the May
Weep leaves into the stream.
I wept for memory;
She sang for hope that is so fair:
My tears were swallowed by the sea;
Her songs died in the air.
"She Sat and Sang" is reprinted from Goblin Market,
The Prince's Progress and Other Poems. Christina
Rosetti. London: Macmillan 1879.
All quotes
"Moral indignation is jealousy with a halo."
- H. G. Wells (1866-1946)
"Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever."
- Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)
"The fundamental cause of trouble in the world is that the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt."
- Bertrand Russell (1872-1970)
"Victory goes to the player who makes
the next-to-last mistake."
- Chessmaster Savielly Grigorievitch
Tartakower (1887-1956)
"Don't be so humble - you are not that
great."
- Golda Meir (1898-1978) to a visiting
diplomat
"His ignorance is encyclopedic"
- Abba Eban (1915-2002)
"If a man does his best, what else is
there?"
- General George S. Patton (1885-1945)
"Political correctness is tyranny with
manners."
- Charlton Heston (1924-2008)
"You can avoid reality, but you cannot
avoid the consequences of avoiding
reality."
- Ayn Rand (1905-1982)
"When one person suffers from a delusion it is called insanity; when many people suffer from a delusion it is called religion."
- Robert Pirsig (1948-)
"Sex and religion are closer to each
other than either might prefer."
- Saint Thomas More (1478-1535)
"I can write better than anybody who
can write faster, and I can write faster than anybody who can write better."
- A. J. Liebling (1904-1963)
"People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid."
- Soren Aabye Kierkegaard (1813-1855)
"Give me chastity and continence, but not yet."
- Saint Augustine (354-430)
"Not everything that can be counted
counts, and not everything that counts can be counted."
- Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."
- Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
"A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on."
- Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
"You may not be interested in war, but war is interested in you."
- Leon Trotsky (1879-1940)
"I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use."
- Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)
"We are all atheists about most of the gods humanity has ever believed in. Some of us just go one god further."
- Richard Dawkins (1941-)
"The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work."
- Emile Zola (1840-1902)
"This book fills a much-needed gap."
- Moses Hadas (1900-1966) in a review
"The full use of your powers along lines of excellence."
- definition of "happiness" by John F.
Kennedy (1917-1963)
"I'm living so far beyond my income that we may almost be said to be living apart."
- e ecummings (1894-1962)
"Give me a museum and I'll fill it."
- Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
"Assassins!"
- Arturo Toscanini (1867-1957) to his
orchestra
"I'll moider da bum."
- Heavyweight boxer Tony Galento, when asked what he thought of WilliamShakespeare
"In theory, there is no difference
between theory and practice. But in practice, there is."
- Yogi Berra
"I find that the harder I work, the
more luck I seem to have."
- Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
"Each problem that I solved became a rule which served afterwards to solve other problems."
- Rene Descartes (1596-1650),
"Discours de la Methode"
"In the End, we will remember not
the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."
- Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968)
"Whether you think that you can, or that you can't, you are usually right."
- Henry Ford (1863-1947)
"Do, or do not. There is no 'try'."
- Yoda ('The Empire Strikes Back')
"The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it."
- Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)
"Don't stay in bed, unless you can make money in bed."
- George Burns (1896-1996)
"I don't know why we are here, but I'm
pretty sure that it is not in order to enjoy ourselves."
- Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951)
"There are no facts, only interpretations."
- Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900)
"Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity."
- Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968)
"The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should, therefore, be regarded as a criminal offense."
- Edsgar Dijkstra (1930-2002)
"C makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot; C++ makes it harder, but when you do, it blows away your whole leg."
- Bjarne Stroustrup
"A mathematician is a device for turning coffee into theorems."
- Paul Erdos (1913-1996)
"Problems worthy of attack prove their
worth by fighting back."
- Paul Erdos (1913-1996)
"Try to learn something about everything
and everything about something."
- Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895)
"Dancing is silent poetry."
- Simonides (556-468bc)
"The only difference between me and a madman is that I'm not mad."
- Salvador Dali
(1904-1989) "If you can't get rid of the skeleton in
your
closet, you'd best teach it to dance." - George Bernard
Shaw (1856-1950) "But at my back I always hear
Time's
winged chariot hurrying near." - Andrew Marvell
(1621-1678) "Good people do not need laws to tell
them
to act responsibly, while bad people will find
a way around the laws." - Plato (427-347 B.C.) "The
power of accurate observation is
frequently called cynicism by those who
don't have it." - George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)
"Whenever I climb I am followed by a dog
called 'Ego'." - Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900)
"Everybody pities the weak; jealousy you
have to earn." - Arnold Schwarzenegger (1947-)
"Against stupidity, the gods themselves
contend in vain." - Friedrich von Schiller (1759-1805)
"We have art to save ourselves from the
truth." - Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) "Never
interrupt your enemy when he is
making a mistake." - Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)
- H. G. Wells (1866-1946)
"Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever."
- Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)
"The fundamental cause of trouble in the world is that the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt."
- Bertrand Russell (1872-1970)
"Victory goes to the player who makes
the next-to-last mistake."
- Chessmaster Savielly Grigorievitch
Tartakower (1887-1956)
"Don't be so humble - you are not that
great."
- Golda Meir (1898-1978) to a visiting
diplomat
"His ignorance is encyclopedic"
- Abba Eban (1915-2002)
"If a man does his best, what else is
there?"
- General George S. Patton (1885-1945)
"Political correctness is tyranny with
manners."
- Charlton Heston (1924-2008)
"You can avoid reality, but you cannot
avoid the consequences of avoiding
reality."
- Ayn Rand (1905-1982)
"When one person suffers from a delusion it is called insanity; when many people suffer from a delusion it is called religion."
- Robert Pirsig (1948-)
"Sex and religion are closer to each
other than either might prefer."
- Saint Thomas More (1478-1535)
"I can write better than anybody who
can write faster, and I can write faster than anybody who can write better."
- A. J. Liebling (1904-1963)
"People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid."
- Soren Aabye Kierkegaard (1813-1855)
"Give me chastity and continence, but not yet."
- Saint Augustine (354-430)
"Not everything that can be counted
counts, and not everything that counts can be counted."
- Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."
- Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
"A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on."
- Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
"You may not be interested in war, but war is interested in you."
- Leon Trotsky (1879-1940)
"I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use."
- Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)
"We are all atheists about most of the gods humanity has ever believed in. Some of us just go one god further."
- Richard Dawkins (1941-)
"The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work."
- Emile Zola (1840-1902)
"This book fills a much-needed gap."
- Moses Hadas (1900-1966) in a review
"The full use of your powers along lines of excellence."
- definition of "happiness" by John F.
Kennedy (1917-1963)
"I'm living so far beyond my income that we may almost be said to be living apart."
- e ecummings (1894-1962)
"Give me a museum and I'll fill it."
- Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
"Assassins!"
- Arturo Toscanini (1867-1957) to his
orchestra
"I'll moider da bum."
- Heavyweight boxer Tony Galento, when asked what he thought of WilliamShakespeare
"In theory, there is no difference
between theory and practice. But in practice, there is."
- Yogi Berra
"I find that the harder I work, the
more luck I seem to have."
- Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
"Each problem that I solved became a rule which served afterwards to solve other problems."
- Rene Descartes (1596-1650),
"Discours de la Methode"
"In the End, we will remember not
the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."
- Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968)
"Whether you think that you can, or that you can't, you are usually right."
- Henry Ford (1863-1947)
"Do, or do not. There is no 'try'."
- Yoda ('The Empire Strikes Back')
"The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it."
- Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)
"Don't stay in bed, unless you can make money in bed."
- George Burns (1896-1996)
"I don't know why we are here, but I'm
pretty sure that it is not in order to enjoy ourselves."
- Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951)
"There are no facts, only interpretations."
- Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900)
"Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity."
- Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968)
"The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should, therefore, be regarded as a criminal offense."
- Edsgar Dijkstra (1930-2002)
"C makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot; C++ makes it harder, but when you do, it blows away your whole leg."
- Bjarne Stroustrup
"A mathematician is a device for turning coffee into theorems."
- Paul Erdos (1913-1996)
"Problems worthy of attack prove their
worth by fighting back."
- Paul Erdos (1913-1996)
"Try to learn something about everything
and everything about something."
- Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895)
"Dancing is silent poetry."
- Simonides (556-468bc)
"The only difference between me and a madman is that I'm not mad."
- Salvador Dali
(1904-1989) "If you can't get rid of the skeleton in
your
closet, you'd best teach it to dance." - George Bernard
Shaw (1856-1950) "But at my back I always hear
Time's
winged chariot hurrying near." - Andrew Marvell
(1621-1678) "Good people do not need laws to tell
them
to act responsibly, while bad people will find
a way around the laws." - Plato (427-347 B.C.) "The
power of accurate observation is
frequently called cynicism by those who
don't have it." - George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)
"Whenever I climb I am followed by a dog
called 'Ego'." - Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900)
"Everybody pities the weak; jealousy you
have to earn." - Arnold Schwarzenegger (1947-)
"Against stupidity, the gods themselves
contend in vain." - Friedrich von Schiller (1759-1805)
"We have art to save ourselves from the
truth." - Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) "Never
interrupt your enemy when he is
making a mistake." - Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)
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