Kadaise Lietuvoje Quotes & Sayings

The peculiar, withdrawn attitude of the philosopher, world denying, hostile to life, suspicious of the senses, freed from sensuality, which has been maintained down to the most modern times and has become virtually the philosopher's pose par excellence - is above all a result of the emergency conditions under which philosophy arose and survived at all; for the longest time, philosophy would not have been possible at all on earth without ascetic wraps and cloaks, without an ascetic self-misunderstanding. To put it vividly: the ascetic priest provided until the most modern times the repulsive and gloomy caterpillar form in which alone the philosopher could live and creep about. — Friedrich Nietzsche

Although unions may be good for a worker, singular, they are not always good for workers, plural. Especially when it comes to finding a job. — Amity Shlaes

The lion's blessing is in his strength; the monkey's blessing is in his cunning; and the elephant's blessing is in his might. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Few men have been admired of their familiars. — Michel De Montaigne

I often lose myself in the Sudoku-like challenges of making a book work. — David Mitchell

I had discovered that a person does not have to be this or be that or be anything, not even oneself. One is free. — Walker Percy

I believe that at least 70 percent of parenting goes to the mother. In our house, I'm the one who knows about all the school stuff, helps with the homework, organizes the play dates, and remembers the birthday parties. — Cindy Crawford

Life teaches us many lessons daily, even from our mishaps, only if we pay attention — Bernard Kelvin Clive

But, darling, I need you to know, you loving me will not heal me. Please realize, I already know that. And I do not expect it to. — R. YS Perez

Leaders are made, they are not born — Vince Lombardi