January 8
2004
- True Love in this differs from gold and clay, That to divide is not to take away. Love is like understanding, that grows bright, Gazing on many truths. ~ Percy Bysshe Shelley
- selected by Kalki
2005
- The worst sin towards our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them: that's the essence of inhumanity. ~ George Bernard Shaw
- selected by Kalki
2006
- For millions of years mankind lived just like the animals. Then something happened which unleashed the power of our imagination. We learned to talk. ~ Stephen Hawking (born 8 January 1942)
- proposed by Kalki
2007
- Some marry the first information they receive, and turn what comes later into their concubine. Since deceit is always first to arrive, there is no room left for truth. ~ Baltasar Gracián
- proposed by InvisibleSun
2008
- If you cannot make knowledge your servant, make it your friend. ~ Baltasar Gracián
- proposed by InvisibleSun
2009
- I would rather have a mind opened by wonder than one closed by belief. ~ Gerry Spence
- proposed by Zarbon
2010
Suggestions
Some would be sages if they did not believe they were so already. ~ Baltasar Gracián (born January 8, 1601)- 3 InvisibleSun 14:15, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
- 3 Kalki 23:00, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
- 3 because this is highly true. Many would become better if they didn't already believe themselves to be. Very powerful meaning. Zarbon 18:00, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
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Politeness and a sense of honor have this advantage: we bestow them on others without losing a thing. ~ Baltasar Gracián
- 3 InvisibleSun 14:15, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
- 3 Kalki 23:00, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
- 1 Zarbon 18:00, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
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Some die because they feel everything, others because they feel nothing. Some are fools because they suffer no regrets, and others because they do. ~ Baltasar Gracián
- 3 InvisibleSun 14:15, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
- 3 Kalki 23:00, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
- 2 Zarbon 18:00, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
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Ethical obligation has to subordinate itself to the totalitarian nature of war. ~ Karl Brandt (born January 8)
- 3 Zarbon 04:19, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
- SOURCE: 1947 Trial Documents
- 1 Kalki 00:29, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
- 1 InvisibleSun 23:40, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
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The image is one thing and the human being is another...it's very hard to live up to an image. ~ Elvis Presley
- 3 Zarbon 06:10, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
- 2 Kalki 00:29, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
- 2 InvisibleSun 23:40, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
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Prejudice locks the mind. Nothing can enter. Nothing true can escape. ~ Gerry Spence
- 3 Zarbon 06:10, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
- 2 Kalki 00:29, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
- 2 InvisibleSun 23:40, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
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My intent is to tell the truth as I know it, realizing that what is true for me may be blasphemy for others. ~ Gerry Spence
- 3 Zarbon 06:10, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
- 3 Kalki 00:29, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
- 3 InvisibleSun 23:40, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
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The people of a nation are enslaved when, together, they are helpless to institute effective change, when the people serve the government more than the government serves them. ~ Gerry Spence
- 3 Zarbon 06:10, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
- 3 Kalki 00:29, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
- 3 InvisibleSun 23:40, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
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To bargain freedom for security is the devil's bargain. Having made the bargain, one enjoys neither freedom nor security. ~ Gerry Spence
- 4 because to sacrifice one would automatically sacrifice both. Zarbon 06:10, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
- 2 Kalki 00:29, 6 January 2009 (UTC) agree with the statement, but it little more than paraphrases Franklin's famous maxim on the matter.
- 2 InvisibleSun 23:40, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
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Power can win the body count but it cannot win this war. Because the enemy is not human. This is a war against a malicious spirit. Only fools attempt to defeat a spirit with guns and rockets and bombs. ~ Gerry Spence
- 3 and leaning toward a 4. Zarbon 06:10, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
- 3 Kalki 00:29, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
- 2 InvisibleSun 23:40, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
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