Jenseits von Gut und Böse (Beyond Good and Evil) German first edition by Nietzsche
Controversial German philosopher Fredrich Nietzsche was born in 1844 and died in 1900. Continue reading
Charles Schulz, who often contemplated the meaning of happiness through his Peanuts comic strip, once did an entire book on the subject, “Happiness is a Warm Puppy.”
For some, maybe happiness can be summed up so simply.
Happiness is an elusive quest for so many of us. For centuries great minds have contemplated what constitutes happiness.
From Random House Webster’s Quotationary edited by Leonard Roy Frank (1998) Random House, here are interesting insights from ten noted people about what makes us happy.
“Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities.” Aldous Huxley (1945) from Religion and Time
“Human happiness konsists in having what yu want, and wanting what yu hav.” Josh Billings (1874) from Everybody’s Friend or or Josh Billing’s Encyclopedia and Proverbial Philosophy of Wit and Humor
“There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved.” George Sand (1862) from a letter to Lina Calamatta
“It is not enough to be happy: It is also necessary that others not be.” Jules Renard (1894) written in his journal Continue reading
I Wish I Had Said That
Ralph Waldo Emerson – photo Library of Congress
Over the years I’ve collected what I think are sound words of wisdom and pithy lines. These fall into the latter category. While you may not find many of these in Bartlett’s Quotations, I’m sure there will be a couple of quotes here that should go down in posterity as memorable and be included in that most famous of quotation books.
Thoughts to ponder:
“Being a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists principally in dealing with men” – Joseph Conrad
“A dose of poison can do its work only once, but a bad book can go on poisoning people’s minds for any length of time” – John Murray
“Some have been thought brave because they were afraid to run away.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Latin To Impress Your Friends & Improve Your Mind
Certain maxims, proverbs or quotations simply sound better in Latin. Here are five simple and profound Latin quotations from great books.
“Malum quidem nullum esse sine aliquo bono.”
There is no evil without something good.
(Plinius the Elder, Naturalis historia)
“Mea mihi conscientia pluris est quam omnium sermo.”
My conscience means more to me than all speech.
(Cicero, Epistulae ad Atticum)
“Odi profanum vulgus et arceo.”
I loathe the uneducated mass and keep them away from me.
(Horatius, Carmina.)
“Oderint, dum metuant.”
May they hate me, if only they fear me.
(Suetonius, Vitae Caesarum, Caligula)
“Dulce bellum inexpertis.”
War is sweet to those not acquainted with it.
(Pindar, Greek poet)