“Austria is a labyrinth everbody in is familiar with.”
Print over the post stamp "Am Steinernen Meer Salzburg", austrian Post AG (federal postal service), 1. Juli 2003; Austria-Forum. org, Überdruckmarke "Zitat Qualtinger" http://austria-forum.org/af/Wissenssammlungen/Briefmarken/2005/%C3%9Cberdruckmarke_-_Zitat_Qualtinger
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Österreich ist ein Labyrinth, in dem sich jeder auskennt.
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Variant: Österreich ist ein Labyrinth, in dem sich jeder auskennt. Helmut Qualtinger -
Source: Überdruck auf der 51 Cent-Dauerbriefmarke "Am Steinernen Meer Salzburg" der Österreichischen Post AG nach der Erhöhung des Briefportos auf 55 Cent zum 1. Juli 2003, Austria-Forum.org, Überdruckmarke "Zitat Qualtinger" http://austria-forum.org/af/Wissenssammlungen/Briefmarken/2005/%C3%9Cberdruckmarke_-_Zitat_Qualtinger, hickmann_marken.pdf http://www1.uni-ak.ac.at/kartak/bilder/pressetexte/hickmann_marken.pdf
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Helmut Qualtinger 2
Austrian actor 1928–1986Related quotes
“New things are made familiar, and familiar things are made new.”
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“The two most engaging powers of an author are to make new things familiar, familiar things new.”
In this work are exhibited in a very high degree the two most engaging powers of an author. New things are made familiar, and familiar things are made new. ~ Samuel Johnson, "The Life of Alexander Pope" from Lives of the English Poets (1781) http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext04/lvpc10.txt
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A Defence of Poetry http://www.bartleby.com/27/23.html (1821)
Source: Thinking, Fast and Slow
“Familiarity breeds complacency.”
Source: The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for?
