December 18

Quotes of the day from previous years:

2003

That virtue we appreciate is as much ours as anothers. We see so much only as we possess. ~ Henry David Thoreau

• selected by Kalki

2004

The Tree that was withered shall be renewed, and he shall plant it in the high places, and the City shall be blessed. Sing all ye people! ~ J. R. R. Tolkien

(From The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King (Book VI, Chapter 5, "The Steward and the King"); in the novel this is a song of a great Eagle heralding the victory of Aragorn's forces against those of Sauron and the Dark Tower.)

• selected by Kalki

2005

It is better to die for an idea that will live, than to live for an idea that will die. ~ Steve Biko (born 18 December 1946)

• proposed by UDScott

2006

Formerly we used to represent things visible on earth, things we either liked to look at or would have liked to see. Today we reveal the reality that is behind visible things, thus expressing the belief that the visible world is merely an isolated case in relation to the universe and that there are many more other, latent realities. Things appear to assume a broader and more diversified meaning, often seemingly contradicting the rational experience of yesterday. There is a striving to emphasize the essential character of the accidental. ~ Paul Klee (born 18 December 1879)

• proposed by InvisibleSun

2007

I cannot be grasped in the here and now. For I reside just as much with the dead as with the unborn. Somewhat closer to the heart of creation than usual. But not nearly close enough. ~ Paul Klee

• proposed by InvisibleSun

2008

Hail the heaven-born Prince of Peace!
Hail the Sun of Righteousness!
Light and life to all he brings,
Risen with healing in his wings.
Mild he lays his glory by,
Born that man no more may die,
Born to raise the sons of earth,
Born to give us second birth.
Hark! the herald angels sing,
"Glory to the new born King!"

~ Charles Wesley ~ (born 18 December 1707, and song for the Christmas season)

• proposed by Kalki

2009

Suggestions

Art does not reproduce the visible; rather, it makes visible. ~ Paul Klee

• 3 InvisibleSun 03:26, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
• 3 Kalki 03:22, 17 December 2007 (UTC)
• 3 Zarbon 19:41, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
• 3 Lyle 15:31, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

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Nature can afford to be prodigal in everything, the artist must be frugal down to the last detail. Nature is garrulous to the point of confusion, let the artist be truly taciturn. ~ Paul Klee

• 3 InvisibleSun 03:26, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
• 3 Kalki 03:22, 17 December 2007 (UTC)
• 1 Zarbon 19:41, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
• 4 I'll admit I had to look up a few of these words... Lyle 15:31, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

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The beautiful, which is perhaps inseparable from art, is not after all tied to the subject, but to the pictorial representation. In this way and in no other does art overcome the ugly without avoiding it. ~ Paul Klee

• 3 InvisibleSun 16:51, 17 December 2007 (UTC)
• 3 Kalki 17:20, 17 December 2007 (UTC)
• 1 Zarbon 19:41, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
• 3 Lyle 15:31, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

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The main thing now is not to paint precociously but to be, or at least become, an individual. The art of mastering life is the prerequisite for all further forms of expression, whether they are paintings, sculptures, tragedies, or musical compositions. ~ Paul Klee

• 3 InvisibleSun 16:51, 17 December 2007 (UTC)
• 3 Kalki 17:20, 17 December 2007 (UTC)
• 1 Zarbon 19:41, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
• 1 Lyle 15:31, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

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God buries his workmen, but carries on his work. ~ Charles Wesley

• 3 Zarbon 06:54, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
• 3 Kalki 01:01, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
• 3 Lyle 15:31, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

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Hark! the herald angels sing,
"Glory to the new-born King;
Peace on earth and mercy mild,
God and sinners reconciled!"
Joyful, all ye nations, rise.
Join the triumph of the skies.
With th'angelic hosts proclaim
Christ is born in Bethlehem!

~ Charles Wesley ~ (born 18 December 1707, and song for the Christmas season)

• 3 Kalki 21:25, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
• 3 InvisibleSun 22:36, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
• 2 Zarbon 18:13, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

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Come, Desire of nations, come,
fix in us thy humble home;
rise, the woman's conquering Seed,
bruise in us the serpent's head.
Adam's likeness, Lord, efface;
stamp thine image in its place.
Second Adam from above,
Reinstate us in thy love.
Hark! the herald angels sing,
"Glory to the new born King!"

~ Charles Wesley ~ (born 18 December 1707, and song for the Christmas season)

• 3 Kalki 21:34, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
• 3 InvisibleSun 22:36, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
• 1 Zarbon 18:13, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

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