November 22
2004
- I'd rather be a climbing ape than a falling angel. ~ Terry Pratchett
- selected by Kalki
2005
- O may I join the choir invisible of those immortal dead who live again in minds made better by their presence; live in pulses stirred to generosity, in deeds of daring rectitude, in scorn for miserable aims that end with self, in thoughts sublime that pierce the night like stars, and with their mild persistence urge men's search to vaster issues. ~ George Eliot (born 22 November 1819)
- proposed by Kalki
2006
- What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult to each other? ~ George Eliot
- proposed by Kalki
2007
- This is life to come, —
Which martyred men have made more glorious
For us who strive to follow. May I reach
That purest heaven, — be to other souls
The cup of strength in some great agony,
Enkindle generous ardor, feed pure love,
Beget the smiles that have no cruelty,
Be the sweet presence of a good diffused,
And in diffusion ever more intense!
So shall I join the choir invisible
Whose music is the gladness of the world.
~ George Eliot ~- proposed by Kalki
2008
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Quotes by people born this day, already used as QOTD:
- The growing good of the world is partly dependent on unhistoric acts; and that things are not so ill with you and me as they might have been, is half owing to the number who lived faithfully a hidden life, and rest in unvisited tombs. ~ George Eliot
- used 14 November 2003; selected by Kalki
- I like not only to be loved, but also to be told that I am loved. I am not sure that you are of the same mind. But the realm of silence is large enough beyond the grave. This is the world of light and speech, and I shall take leave to tell you that you are very dear. ~ George Eliot
- used 8 September 2004; selected by Kalki
- Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns. ~ George Eliot
- used 22 September 2005; proposed by Kalki
- My own experience and development deepen every day my conviction that our moral progress may be measured by the degree in which we sympathize with individual suffering and individual joy. ~ George Eliot
- used 22 December 2005; proposed by UDScott
Suggestions
Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate. ~ John F. Kennedy, shot this day
- 3 UDScott 14:53, 15 November 2005 (UTC)
- 2 Kalki 10:15, 21 November 2007 (UTC) Good quote, but would prefer to use it some other time; we've already had a JFK and an RFK quote within the past week this year.
- 2 InvisibleSun 21:40, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
- 3 Zarbon 06:49, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
- 3 Lyle 15:59, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
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Human feeling is like the mighty rivers that bless the earth: it does not wait for beauty — it flows with resistless force and brings beauty with it. ~ George Eliot
- 4 Kalki 23:18, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
* 3 Kalki 10:15, 21 November 2007 (UTC) - 4 InvisibleSun 21:40, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
- 1 Zarbon 06:49, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
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It is well known to all experienced minds that our firmest convictions are often dependent on subtle impressions for which words are quite too coarse a medium. ~ George Eliot
- 3 Kalki 10:15, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
- 3 InvisibleSun 21:40, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
- 1 Zarbon 06:49, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
- 4 Lyle 15:59, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
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High achievements demand some other unusual qualification besides an unusual desire for high prizes. ~ George Eliot
- 3 Kalki 10:15, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
- 3 InvisibleSun 21:40, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
- 1 Zarbon 06:49, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
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To give children good instruction, and a bad example, is but a beckoning to them with the head to show them the way to heaven, while we take them by the hand and lead them in the way to hell. ~ John Tillotson
- 3 Zarbon 03:54, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
- 3 Kalki 23:14, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
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Man is more interesting than men. God made him and not them in his image. Each one is more precious than all. ~ André Gide
- 2 Zarbon 03:54, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
- 2 Kalki 23:14, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
- 3 InvisibleSun 23:19, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
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It is better to be hated for what you are than loved for what you are not. ~ André Gide
- 3 Zarbon 03:54, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
- 3 Kalki 23:14, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
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I am a man who belongs to no-one and who belongs to everyone. ~ Charles de Gaulle
- 2 Zarbon 03:54, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
- 2 Kalki 23:14, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
- 3 InvisibleSun 23:19, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
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Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first. ~ Charles de Gaulle
- 2 Zarbon 03:54, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
- 2 Kalki 23:14, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
- 3 InvisibleSun 23:19, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
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Nothing builds authority up like silence, splendor of the strong and shelter of the weak. ~ Charles de Gaulle
- 3 Zarbon 03:54, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
- 3 Kalki 23:14, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
- 3 InvisibleSun 23:19, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
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It is better to have a bad method than to have none. ~ Charles de Gaulle
- 4 Zarbon 03:54, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
- 1 Kalki 23:14, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
- 1 InvisibleSun 23:19, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
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We are taking care of our troops today, hence their loyalty. Formerly a rifle was given to a man and he had to shift for himself. ~ İsmail Enver
- 2 Zarbon 03:54, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
- 2 Kalki 23:14, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
- 1 InvisibleSun 23:19, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
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For the man sound in body and serene of mind there is no such thing as bad weather; every sky has its beauty, and storms which whip the blood do but make it pulse more vigorously. ~ George Gissing
- 2 Zarbon 03:54, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
- 2 Kalki 23:14, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
- 3 InvisibleSun 23:19, 21 November 2008 (UTC)