25 Jan , 2017
The wit makes fun of other persons; the satirist makes fun of the world; the humorist makes fun of himself, but in so doing, he identifies himself with people–that is, people everywhere, not for the purpose of taking them apart, but simply revealing their true nature. Great short quote and quotation by: James Thurber , […]
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3 May , 2016
The young always have the same problem – how to rebel and conform at the same time. They have now solved this by defying their parents and copying one another. Great short quote and quotation by: Quentin Crisp ,
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LtGen Adolf Galland, Luftwaffe
3 May , 2016
Their element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy. Only in this way can the eager and skillful fighter pilot display his ability. Tie him to a narrow and confined task, rob him of his initiative, and you take away from him the best and most valuable qualities he posses: […]
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J. R. R. Tolkien, Mandos, The Silmarillion, Of the Flight of the Noldor
3 May , 2016
Their Oath shall drive them, and yet betray them, and ever snatch away the very treasures that they have sworn to pursue. Great short quote and quotation by: J. R. R. Tolkien, Mandos, The Silmarillion, Of the Flight of the Noldor , British scholar & fantasy novelist (1892 – 1973)
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3 May , 2016
Their plans were improved with the best advice. Great short quote and quotation by: J. R. R.Tolkien, The Hobbit ,
3 May , 2016
Their silence is sufficient praise. Great short quote and quotation by: Terence , Roman comic dramatist (185 BC – 159 BC)
3 May , 2016
Their understanding Begins to swell and the approaching tide Will shortly fill the reasonable shores That now lie foul and muddy. Great short quote and quotation by: William Shakespeare , Greatest English dramatist & poet (1564 – 1616)
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3 May , 2016
There are many men whose tongues might govern multitudes if they could govern their tongues. Great short quote and quotation by: George D. Prentice ,
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3 May , 2016
There are many kinds of smiles, each having a distinct character. Some announce goodness, and sweetness, others betray sarcasm, bitterness, and pride; some soften the countenance by their languishing tenderness, others brighten by their spiritual vivacity. Great short quote and quotation by: Johann Kaspar Lavater ,
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3 May , 2016
There are many people who reach their conclusions about life like schoolboys: they cheat their master by copying the answer out of a book without having worked the sum out for themselves. Great short quote and quotation by: S?ren Kierkegaard ,
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3 May , 2016
There are many shining qualities on the mind of man; but none so useful as discretion. It is this which gives a value to all the rest, and sets them at work in their proper places, and turns them to the advantage of their possessor. Without it, learning is pedantry; wit, impertinence; virtue itself looks […]
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3 May , 2016
There are men who would quickly love each other if once they were speak to each other; for when they spoke they would discover that their souls had only separated by phantoms and delusions. Great short quote and quotation by: Ernest Hello ,
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