'Beauty is a war between God & the Devil & the battleground is the heart of man.' ~ Fyodor Dostoyevsky (The Brothers Karamazov)
Why? I don't know, it just kind of says it all. ;)
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'Beauty is a war between God & the Devil & the battleground is the heart of man.' ~ Fyodor Dostoyevsky (The Brothers Karamazov)
Why? I don't know, it just kind of says it all. ;)
Hi everybody. It is my first post here. Could you please help me to know where this phrase is from? To be able to do everything by knowing nothing is dangerous
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." - Albert Einstein
"There are no facts, only interpretations." - Friedrich Nietzsche
"We have art to save ourselves from the truth." - also by Friedrich Nietzsche
"Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth." - Sherlock Holmes
"A witty saying proves nothing." - Voltaire
me being a teenager, i have to say one of my favorites is:
'I'm the president and i don't have to eat my broccoli'
-George Bush Sr.
"Spend your money foolishly and your time wisely." -Sandy Koufax-
“If someone thinks that love and peace is a cliche that must have been left behind in the Sixties, that’s his problem. Love and peace are eternal.”
- John Lennon
"If I can't dance, I don't want to be part of your revolution."
- Emma Goldman
My personal favourite is from Chekov's "Uncle Vanya" in the translation used by Mamet and Malle. "What must human beings be, to destroy what we can never create?"
"Let them eat cake." -Maria Theresa of Spain
Conveys the ignorance of authority quite well.
Here are some I have enjoyed:
"Physical strength is measured by what one can carry; spiritual strength, by what one can bear." Author unknown
"I learned much from my teachers, more from my books, and most from my troubles"---Isaac Kaminer
"Adversity may color life, but we have the privilege of choosing the color"--Unknown author
Why? Because it seems i keep getting into trouble.
1) Maria Theresa was the Empress of Austria.Quote:
Originally Posted by DustBowlPoetry
2) Marie Antoinette* made that statement.
3) She was the Queen of France prior to the French Revolution.
I pray you were being sarcastic.
" I have never killed a man, but I have
read many obituaries with great pleasure."
-Clarence Darrow-
I like many, but here's one in particular:
"Experience: a comb life gives you after you lose your hair."-Judith Stern.
Pretty self-explanatory.:rolleyes5:
cute that made me giggle!Quote:
Originally Posted by teashi
Haha, thanks. It's funny in a 'fact-of-life' kind of way.