One Word Sunday: Cross
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Living on a Tiny Planet in a Small Solar System of a Not so Big Galaxy in One Universe in the Multiverse
“We have art in order not to die of the truth.” “Wir haben die Kunst, damit wir nicht an der Wahrheit zugrunde gehen.” or in the same vein: “Absolute knowledge leads to pessimism. Art is the remedy for this.” “Das absolute Wissen führt zum Pessimismus: die … Continue reading Living on a Tiny Planet in a Small Solar System of a Not so Big Galaxy in One Universe in the Multiverse
Wild Dreams or Nightmares?
“The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.” Terry Pratchett, Diggers Wednesday Quotes: Literature and Media Inspire Us Beyong Our Wildest Dreams
Not Just One Troublemaker
Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela How about this photo to tie in with Marsha’s post about Martin Luther King? Our sons took part in their school’s millenium parade. They could dress up as any … Continue reading Not Just One Troublemaker
Make It a Good One!
It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it’s called Life. Terry Pratchett, The Last Continent Wednesday Quotes
Fritz the Cat
Cats have it all. Admiration, an endless sleep, and company only when they want to. Rod McKuen And if they sit on a roof or up on a wall – I’ll also look up to them. BTW: The original Fritz was a tabby. Remember him? … Continue reading Fritz the Cat
And Now Accept this Gift
“Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.”
Warren Buffett
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A Picture Can Be Pleasant, Cheerful and Pretty
Die Kunst gibt nicht das Sichtbare wieder, sondern macht sichtbar.
Paul Klee
I found two – rather different – translations of this quote. Then I tried my hand at it myself. Pick your favourite translation:
Art doesn’t reproduce the visible but rather makes it visible.
Art doesn’t reflect the visible but reveals.
Art does not reflect what is seen, rather it makes the hidden visible.
And for the pure fun of it:
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A Thought for Eternity
Opera lovers might know E.T.A. Hoffmann from Jacques Offenbach’s opera The Tales of Hoffmann or as the author of The Nutcracker. He was one of the most important and well-known German poets of Romanticism.
To really appreciate the quote one should know that “love” is feminine in German, whereas “thought” is masculine.
“What is space and time to love! Doesn’t she live in thoughts and does he recognise a measure?”
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And Thanks for All the Flowers
“Isn’t it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?”
Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
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