Our humanity is a poor thing, except for the divinity that stirs within us. – Francis Bacon (1561 – 1626) (Image by Gordon Johnson from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google Translate) More »
Of two disputants, the warmer is generally in the wrong. (Image by suju from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google Translate) More »
There’s nothing remarkable about it. All one has to do is hit the right keys at the right time and the instrument plays itself. – Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750) (Image by WolfBlur on Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of… More »
Half a loaf is better than no bread. [Half a loaf is better than none.] / Something is better than nothing. / A little is better than none. / (Similar expressions: A bad bush is better than the open field.)… More »
One good turn deserves another. / He who gives to another bestows on himself. (Image by rawpixel on Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google Translate) More »
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Roses are red, violets are blue, / Sugar is sweet, and so are you. // [The rose is red, the violet’s blue, / The honey’s sweet, and so are you. //] – from Mother Goose More »
A soft fire makes sweet malt. More »
Trouble is only opportunity in work clothes. – Henry J.[John] Kaiser (1882 – 1967) More »
Some people stay far away from the door, / If there’s a chance of it opening up, / They hear a voice in the hall outside, / And hope that it just passes by. // – Billy Joel (1949 -… More »
The time is always right to do what is right. – Martin Luther King， Jr. (1929 – 68) More »
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