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Post by Tamrin on Dec 17, 2013 7:05:11 GMT 10
Beauty seen is never lost, God's colors all are fast
From the death of the old the new proceeds, and the life of truth from the death of creeds
Peace hath higher tests of manhood, than battle ever knew
Give fools their gold, and knaves their power; let fortune's bubbles rise and fall; who sows a field, or trains a flower, or plants a tree, is more than all
You don't always win your battles, but it's good to know you fought
For all sad words of tongue and pen, the saddest are these, 'It might have been'
When faith is lost, when honor dies, the man is deadJohn Greenleaf WhittierUS abolitionist poet ( Snow-bound) (Born this day 1807) I'll lift you and you lift me, and we'll both ascend together
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Post by Tamrin on Dec 17, 2013 7:06:00 GMT 10
To practice justice is to practice liberty
Slavery is the daughter of darkness; an ignorant people is the blind instrument of its own destruction; ambition and intrigue take advantage of the credulity and inexpert- ience of men who have no political, economic or civil knowledge. They mistake pure illusion for reality, license for freedom, treason for patriotism, vengeance for justice
Let the entire system of government be strengthened, and let the balance of power be drawn up in such a manner that it will be permanent and incapable of decay because of its own tenuity
Precisely because no form of government is so weak as the democratic, its framework must be firmer, and its institutions must be studied to determine their degree of stab- ility … unless this is done, we will have to reckon with an ungovernable, tumultuous, and anarchic society, not with a social order where happiness, peace, and justice prevail
A state too expensive in itself, or by virtue of its dependencies, ultimately falls into decay
The three greatest idiots in history have been Jesus Christ, Don Quixote, and myself
Colombians! My last wish is for the happiness of the patria. If my death contributes to the end of partisanship and the consolidation of the union, I shall be lowered in peace into my graveBro. Simon Bolivar, "The Liberator" South American military and political leader (Died this day 1830) Those who have served the cause of the revolution have plowed the sea(referring to the return of tyrannies and corruptions which had spurred the revolution)
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Post by Tamrin on Dec 17, 2013 7:06:54 GMT 10
Every man is a potential genius until he does something
A man never knows what a fool he is until he hears himself imitated by one
Never say a humorous thing to a man who does not possess humour: he will always use it in evidence against you
Cynicism is the humor of hatred
A committee should consist of three men, two of whom are absent
It is difficult to live up to one's posters …When I pass my name in such large letters I blush, but at the same time instinctively raise my hat
People are too apt to treat God as if he were a minor royalty
Bro. Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree English actor-manager and wit (Born this day 1852)
My poor fellow, why not carry a watch? (to a man carrying a grandfather clock)
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Post by Tamrin on Dec 17, 2013 7:09:00 GMT 10
In every man there are two minds that work side by side, the one checking the other; thus emotion stands against reason, intellect corrects passion and first impressions act a little, but very little, before quick reflection
What the artist wishes to do — as far as you are concerned — is to take you out of yourself. As far as he is concerned, he wishes to express himself
Only two classes of books are of universal appeal: the very best and the very worst
Pride and reserve are not the only things in life; perhaps they are not even the best things. But if they happen to be your particular virtues you will go all to pieces if you let them go
It is a queer and fantastic world. Why can't people have what they want? The things were all there to content everybody; yet everybody has got the wrong thing. Perhaps you can make head or tail of it; it is beyond me
Yes, society must go on; it must breed, like rabbits. That is what we are here for. But then, I don't like society — much
No more Hope, no more Glory, no more parades for you and me any more. Nor for the country — nor for the world, I dare say — None — GoneFord Madox FordBritish novelist, essayist, memoirist and publisher ( Parade’s End) (Born this day 1873) Higher than the beasts, lower than the angels, stuck in our idiot Eden
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Post by Tamrin on Dec 17, 2013 7:09:41 GMT 10
I believe that nearly everything in hypnotism and clairvoyance is imposture, and the rest bad observation
Mathematics is the only good metaphysics
All the properties of matter are so connected that we can scarcely imagine one thoroughly explained, without our seeing its relation to all the others; without, in fact, having the explanation of all
From twenty to twenty-five years ago, I had no belief in the reality of this [Ampère's] theory; but I did not then know that motion is the very essence of what has hitherto been called matter
The hypothesis that life originated on this earth through moss-grown fragments from the ruins of another world may seem wild and visionary; all I maintain is that it is not unscientific
What would you think of a Universe in which you could travel one, ten, or a thousand miles, or even to California, and then find it came to an end? Even if you were to go millions and millions of miles, the idea of coming to an end is still incomprehensible
When you are face to face with a difficulty, you are up against a discoveryWilliam Thomson (Lord Kelvin of Largs), PRSBritish physicist (Died this day 1907) To measure is to know
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Post by Tamrin on Dec 17, 2013 7:10:59 GMT 10
Never assume the obvious is true
I think we all have a need to know what we do not need to know
Knowing how things work is the basis for appreciation, and is thus a source of civilized delight
To ''know your place'' is a good idea in politics. That is not to say ''stay in your place'' or ''hang on to your place,'' because ambition or boredom may dictate upward or downward mobility, but a sense of place — a feel for one's own position in the control room — is useful in gauging what you should try to do
Is sloppiness in speech caused by ignorance or apathy? I don't know and I don't care
If you re-read your work, you can find on re-reading a great deal of repetition can be avoided by re-reading and editing
Last, but not least, avoid cliches like the plague William SafireUS political columnist (New York Times) and speech writer (Nixon) (Born this day 1929) The right to do something does not mean that doing it is right
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Post by Tamrin on Dec 18, 2013 7:07:47 GMT 10
Wednesday’s Quotes:Hark! the herald angels sing, "Glory to the new-born King; Peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled!"
Joyful, all ye nations, rise. Join the triumph of the skies. With th'angelic hosts proclaim "Christ is born in Bethlehem!"
Come, Desire of nations, come, fix in us thy humble home
Hail the heaven-born Prince of Peace! Hail the Sun of Righteousness!
Depth of mercy! — can there be mercy still reserved for me? Can my God His wrath forbear? Me, the chief of sinners, spare?
One family — we dwell in Him, one church above, beneath, though now divided by the stream, the narrow stream of death
Other refuge have I none; Hangs my helpless soul on Thee; Leave, ah, leave me not alone, Still support and comfort me! All my trust on Thee is stayed, all my help from Thee I bring; Cover my defenseless head with the shadow of Thy wingCharles WesleyEnglish Methodist leader and hymnist (Born this day 1707) God buries his workmen, but carries on his work
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Post by Tamrin on Dec 18, 2013 7:08:39 GMT 10
Say oh wise man how you have come to such knowledge? Because I was never ashamed to confess my ignorance and ask others
Without inspiration the best powers of the mind remain dormant, they are a fuel in us which needs to be ignited with sparks
The working of revolutions misleads me no more; it is as necessary to our race as its waves to the stream, that it may not be a stagnant marsh. Ever renewed in its forms, the genius of humanity blossoms
It is a hard but good law of fate, that as every evil, so every excessive power, wears itself out
Brave is the lion tamer, brave is the world subduer, but braver is the one who has subdued himself
Touch not the flute when drums are sounding around; when fools have the word, the wise will be silent
What destiny sends, bear! Whoever perseveres will be crownedBro. Johann G von Herder (Lodge Zum Schwert) German philosopher, theologian and poet (Died this day 1803) What of us lies in the hearts of others is our truest and deepest self
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Post by Tamrin on Dec 18, 2013 7:10:46 GMT 10
The young have aspirations that never come to pass, the old have reminiscences of what never happened
I came here to get freedom from the inane interruptions of the mentally deficient, but it seems I asked too much of fate
A little inaccuracy sometimes saves tons of explanation
We all know that Prime Ministers are wedded to the truth, but like other married couples they sometimes live apart
People talk vaguely about the innocence of a little child, but they take mighty good care not to let it out of their sight for twenty minutes
Confront a child, a puppy, and a kitten with a sudden danger; the child will turn instinctively for assistance, the puppy will grovel in abject submission to the impending visitation, the kitten will brace its tiny body for a frantic resistance
Every reformation must have its victims. You can't expect the fatted calf to share the enthusiasm of the angels over the prodigal's returnSaki (HH Munro)Burmese-born British humorist ( The Unbearable Bassington) (Born this day 1870) I hate posterity — it's so fond of having the last word
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Post by Tamrin on Dec 18, 2013 7:11:37 GMT 10
Art does not reproduce the visible; rather, it makes visible
To emphasize only the beautiful seems to me to be like a math- ematical system that only concerns itself with positive numbers
The more horrible this world (as today, for instance), the more abstract our art, whereas a happy world brings forth an art of the here and now
It is interesting to observe how real the object remains, in spite of all abstractions
The main thing now is not to paint precociously but to be, or at least become, an individual. The art of mastering life is the prerequisite for all further forms of expression, whether they are paintings, sculptures, tragedies, or musical compositions
Nature can afford to be prodigal in everything, the artist must be frugal down to the last detail. Nature is garrulous to the point of confusion, let the artist be truly taciturn
We document, explain, justify, construct, organize: these are good things, but we do not succeed in coming to the wholePaul KleeSwiss-German painter and teacher (Bauhaus) (Born this day 1879) I cannot be grasped in the here and now. For I reside just as much with the dead as with the unborn. Somewhat closer to the heart of creation than usual. But not nearly close enough
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