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August Strindberg: Unnatural

March 17, 2013 00:28

English: Photographic portrait of August Strindberg in April 1875. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

“Why is it so painful to watch a person sink? Because there is something unnatural in it, for nature demands personal progress, evolution, and every backward step means wasted energy. ”
August Strindberg

Thomas Fuller: Friends

February 19, 2013 00:44

Thomas Fuller (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

“No man can be happy without a friend, nor be sure of his friend until he is unhappy.”

Thomas Fuller

Mark Twain: Tell the truth

February 7, 2013 00:57

“When in doubt tell the truth. ”
Mark Twain

Mark Twain: Truth and fiction

December 11, 2012 00:06

Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn’t.

—Mark Twain

From Mark Twain to Ray Bradbury, Iconic Writers on Truth vs. Fiction (brainpickings.org)
Mark Twain’s Top 15 Timeless and Witty Quotes (ibtimes.com)
Quote for the Day: Mark Twain (Success) (konkerer.com)

Ralph Waldo Emerson Español: Ralph Waldo Emerson. Français : Ralph Waldo Emerson Italiano: Ralph Waldo Emerson Nederlands: Fotogravure van Ralph Waldo Emerson Português: Ralph Waldo Emerson Русский: Ральф Уолдо Эмерсон Svenska: Ralph Waldo Emerson (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. -Ralph Waldo Emerson, writer and philosopher (1803-1882)