Reichtum Duden Quotes & Sayings

Sin-cere. Since the days of Michelangelo, sculptors had been hiding the flaws in their work by smearing hot wax into the cracks and then dabbing the wax with stone dust. The method was considered cheating, and therefore, any sculpture "without wax" - literally sine cera - was considered a "sincere" piece of art. The phrase stuck. To this day we still sign our letters "sincerely" as a promise that we have written "without wax" and that our words are true. — Dan Brown

Religions do not teach doubt. — Gregory Benford

But her mind was so busily engaged, that she did not always know when she was silent. — Jane Austen

I'm happy to sacrifice a big pay cheque for my happiness, if that's not too corny a thing to say. It's probably more naive than mature to say that, maybe, but that's how I feel. — Jack Gleeson

My belief is that everything that's written about you is actually secondary showbiz nonsense, and you shouldn't take any notice of it. — Martin Amis

Basic facts tend always to be those most easily overlooked. — Doris Lessing

May feel like you're fallin', Tabby, but remember, I'm at the bottom ready to catch you.
At these beautiful words, I burst into tears again.
Without hesitation, Shy yanked me back into his arms and held me.
There it was.
I'd reached bottom and I was crying , because I didn't realize it at the time, but he'd already caught me.
And it felt beautiful! — Kristen Ashley

There are too many people who imagine that there is something sophisticated about always believing the best of those who hate your country, and the worst of those who defend it. — Margaret Thatcher