September 14
2004
- We don't see things as they are, we see things as we are. ~ Anaïs Nin
- selected by Kalki
2005
- I've had enough of breakdowns and diagrams — judging from picture books, apparently Heaven is a partly cloudy place. ~ Jenny Lewis, "Don't Deconstruct"
- proposed by IP 69.3.198.42 ("Pacian")
2006
- The acceptance of the principle of international cooperation is of immense importance for all states. Even the states which are most tempted to believe that they can stand by themselves have very much to gain by such cooperation. And for the smaller states — the weaker states — it is vital to all their hopes of liberty and justice. ~ Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood (born 14 September 1864)
- proposed by Kalki
2007
- The vast majority of the peoples of the world are against war and against aggression. If they make their wishes known and effective, war can be stopped. It all depends on whether they are willing to make the effort necessary for the purpose. For, that it will require an effort, no one who considers the history of the world on these subjects can doubt. ~ Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood
- proposed by Kalki
2008
- Patriotism is proud of a country’s virtues and eager to correct its deficiencies; it also acknowledges the legitimate patriotism of other countries, with their own specific virtues. The pride of nationalism, however, trumpets its country’s virtues and denies its deficiencies, while it is contemptuous toward the virtues of other countries. It wants to be, and proclaims itself to be, "the greatest," but greatness is not required of a country; only goodness is. ~ Sydney J. Harris
- proposed by Zarbon
2009
- The difference between faith and superstition is that the first uses reason to go as far as it can, and then makes the jump; the second shuns reason entirely — which is why superstition is not the ally, but the enemy, of true religion. ~ Sydney J. Harris
- proposed by Zarbon
2010
Suggestions
Mankind will possess incalculable advantages and extraordinary control over human behavior when the scientific investigator will be able to subject his fellow men to the same external analysis he would employ for any natural object, and when the human mind will contemplate itself not from within but from without. – Ivan Pavlov (born September 14, 1849)- 3. David | Talk 20:23, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
- 2 InvisibleSun 00:43, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
- 2 Kalki 00:28, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
- 1 Zarbon 22:52, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
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The old phrase, "Government of the people, by the people, for the people", represents a true ideal. It is best for the people as a whole. It is even more clearly the best for the development of the individual man and woman. And since in the end, the character and the prosperity of the nation depend on the character of the individuals that compose it, the form of government which best promotes individual development is the best for the people as a whole. ~ Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood
- 3 Kalki 04:15, 14 September 2007 (UTC) with a very strong lean toward 4.
- 1 Zarbon 22:52, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
- 3 InvisibleSun 22:16, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
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Our imagination is struck only by what is great; but the lover of natural philosophy should reflect equally on little things. ~ Alexander von Humboldt
- 2 Zarbon 19:55, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
- 3 InvisibleSun 22:16, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
- 3 Kalki 23:46, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
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Only what we have wrought into our character during life can we take away with us. ~ Alexander von Humboldt
- 2 Zarbon 19:55, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
- 3 InvisibleSun 22:16, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
- 3 Kalki 23:46, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
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An idealist believes the short run doesn't count. A cynic believes the long run doesn't matter. A realist believes that what is done or left undone in the short run determines the long run. ~ Sydney J. Harris
- 2 Zarbon 19:55, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
- 3 InvisibleSun 22:16, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
- 3 Kalki 23:46, 13 September 2008 (UTC) with a very strong lean toward 4.
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The principal difference between love and hate is that love is an irradiation, and hate is a concentration. Love makes everything lovely; hate concentrates itself on the object of its hatred. ~ Sydney J. Harris
- 2 Zarbon 19:55, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
- 2 InvisibleSun 22:16, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
- 3 Kalki 17:53, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
* 4 Kalki 23:46, 13 September 2008 (UTC)with a strong lean toward 4.
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The difference between patriotism and nationalism is that the patriot is proud of his country for what it does, and the nationalist is proud of his country no matter what it does; the first attitude creates a feeling of responsibility, but the second a feeling of blind arrogance that leads to war. ~ Sydney J. Harris
- 3 Zarbon 19:55, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
- 3 InvisibleSun 22:16, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
- 3 Kalki 23:46, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
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The beauty of "spacing" children many years apart lies in the fact that parents have time to learn the mistakes that were made with the older ones—which permits them to make exactly the opposite mistakes with the younger ones. ~ Sydney J. Harris
- 2 for comedic value. Zarbon 19:55, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
- 2 InvisibleSun 22:16, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
- 2 Kalki 23:46, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
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Agnosticism is a perfectly respectable and tenable philosophical position; it is not dogmatic and makes no pronouncements about the ultimate truths of the universe. It remains open to evidence and persuasion; lacking faith, it nevertheless does not deride faith. Atheism, on the other hand, is as unyielding and dogmatic about religious belief as true believers are about heathens. It tries to use reason to demolish a structure that is not built upon reason. ~ Sydney J. Harris
- 3 Kalki 00:40, 14 September 2009 (UTC) with a strong lean toward 4.
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