Boglárka
@Boglárka, member from Oct. 22, 2022
“Those who do not move, do not notice their chains.”
Rosa Luxemburg (1871–1919) Polish Marxist theorist, socialist philosopher, and revolutionary
As is often the case, this quote appears to be something Luxemburg could have said or written, but searches for a source have been unsuccessful. While Luxemburg often used metaphors of breaking or shattering chains, this, apparently, is not one of them. See: https://librarianshipwreck.wordpress.com/2013/07/06/reference-desk-unanswered-questions/
“The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.”
Confucius (-551–-479 BC) Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher
Source: Confucius: The Analects
“TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF THE REST OF YOUR LIFE”
Abbie Hoffman (1936–1989) American political and social activist
Source: Revolution for the Hell of It (1968), p. 184.
“Cry me a river, build a bridge, and get over it.”
Justin Timberlake (1981) American singer and actor
“If you are brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new Hello.
Paulo Coehlo”
Paulo Coelho (1947) Brazilian lyricist and novelist
Variant: If you’re brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello.
“No man is free who cannot control himself.”
Pythagoras (-585–-495 BC) ancient Greek mathematician and philosopher
“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.”
Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born physicist and founder of the theory of relativity
“It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.”
Paulo Coelho book Manuscript Found in Accra
Manuscript Found in Accra (2012), Love has always passed me by
“Love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.”
Khalil Gibran book The Prophet
The Prophet (1923)
“Modern civilization is highly computerrorized.”
Andrzej Majewski (1966) Polish writer and photographer
Współczesne cywilizacje są mocno skomputerroryzowane.
Aphorisms. Magnum in Parvo (2000)
“Hatred is like a Hydra - the more heads one chops off, the stronger it grows.”
Andrzej Majewski (1966) Polish writer and photographer
Nienawiść jest jak Hydra, im więcej głów ścinasz, tym bardziej ją wzmacniasz.
Aphorisms. Magnum in Parvo (2000)
“If you do not want it to rain, always carry an umbrella.”
Andrzej Majewski (1966) Polish writer and photographer
Aphorisms. Magnum in Parvo (2000)
“Think different and then again.”
Steve Jobs (1955–2011) American entrepreneur and co-founder of Apple Inc.
“The first true love is always the last one.”
Andrzej Majewski (1966) Polish writer and photographer
Aphorisms. Magnum in Parvo (2000)
“It is you who judges who you are. In this way, the judgment is accurate.”
Isidro A. T. Savillo (1959) Filipino biologist
Impermanence of Sexual Phenotypes, Biologybrowser.org, 2010-01-18 http://biologybrowser.org/node/1375127,
“I am a hard person to love but when I love, I love really hard.”
Tupac Shakur (1971–1996) rapper and actor
“The noblest art is that of making others happy”
P.T. Barnum (1810–1891) American showman and businessman