A kind word is like a Spring day. – Russian Proverb Category: KindnessAuthorRussian ProverbRead Quote
Better bread with water than cake with trouble. – Russian Proverb Category: AdversityAuthorRussian ProverbRead Quote
To know the hight of a mountain, one must climb it. – Augustus William Hare and Julius Charles Hare, Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers Category: Philosophical
Whatever I take, I take too much or too little; I do not take the exact amount. The exact amount is no use to me. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin Category: Philosophical
The works must be conceived with fire in the soul but executed with clinical coolness. – Joan Miro Category: Art
Whatsoever is contrary to nature is contrary to reason, and whatsoever is contrary to reason is absurd. – Baruch Spinoza Category: Nature
I don’t need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better. – Plutarch Category: Friendship