Absence to love is what wind is to fire. It extinguishes the small; it inflames the great. (Roger de Bussy-Rabutin, French writer) Absence to love is what wind is to fire. The small fire is extinguished, leaving the fire burning brightly. (French writer Bisi-Labidan.R.) Every man is a poet when he is in love. (Plato ancient Creek philosopher) Every man in love is a poet. (Ancient Greek philosopher Plato) First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity. (George Bernard Shaw) First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity. (British playwright Bernard Shaw.G) Friendship is like earthenware: once broken, it can be mended; love is like a mirror: once broken, that ends it. (Josh Billings. American humorist) Friendship is like pottery, broken It can be repaired; love is like a mirror, once broken it is difficult to put it back together. (American humorist Billings.J.) Friendship is love without his wings. (George Gordon Byron, Bdritish poet) Friendship is love without his wings. (British poet Byron.G,G) Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love. (Albert Einstein, American scientist) Gravity is not responsible for people falling in love. (American scientist) The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse. (Burke Edmund, British statesman) The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse. (George Bernard Shaw, British dramatist) The greatest of evils and the worst of crimes is poverty. (George Bernard Shaw, British dramatist) The greatest of evils and the worst of crimes is poverty. (British playwright George Bernard Shaw) The paramount duty of Congress is to stop deficiencies by the restoration of that protective legislation which has always been the firmst prop of the Treasury. (William Mckinley, American president) Restore the protective legislation that has always been the strongest pillar of national finances to stop fiscal deficits.

(President Cogginley of the United States) The people may safely be trusted to hear everything true and false, and to form a correct judgment. Were it fall to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers of newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. (Thomas Jefferson, American president) The people are completely trustworthy and should be allowed to hear everything true and false, and then make correct judgments. If it were up to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I would choose the latter without hesitation. (US President Jefferson.T.) The tyrant dies and his rule ends, the martyr dies and his rule be-gins. (Soren Kierkegaard, Danish religious philopher) When the tyrant dies, his rule ends; The reign has just begun. (Danish religious philosopher Kierkegaard.S.) There is something behind the throne greater than the king himself-self. (William Pitt, British statesman) There is something behind the throne greater than the king himself-self. (British politician Pitt.W.) To be acquainted with the merit of ministry, we need only observe the condition of the people. (Junius, Unidentified letter writer) To understand the government's performance, we only need to observe the conditions of the people. (Junius, Letter Agent of Unknown Nationality) To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it; to know its pleasure, we must go to those who are seeking it: the pains of power is real, its pleasures imaginary. (C.Colton Charles, British churchman) If you want to know the pain that power brings, ask those in power; if you want to know the pleasure that power brings, ask those who pursue power: The pain that power brings is real. And the pleasures that power brings are just imaginary. (Oliver Goldsimith, British poet) Too fond of the right to pursue the expedient. (Oliver Goldsimith, British poet) Too fond of the right to pursue the expedient. (British poet Goldsmith O.) We need in politics man who have something to give, not men who have something to get. (Bernard Baruch, Avercan economist) We need in politics man who have something to give, not men who have something to get. Rather than someone who wants to gain something.

(American economist Baruch B.) When a man assumes a public trust, he should consider himself as public property. (Thomas Jefferson, American President) When a man assumes a public trust, he should consider himself as public property. property of the public. (US President Jefferson.T.) When society requires to be rebuilt, there is no use attempting to rebuild it on the old plan. (John Stuart Mill, BAritish economist) When society requires to be rebuilt, there is no use attempting to rebuild it on the old plan. (John Stuart Mill, BAritish economist) A futile effort. (British economist Mill.J.S.) [This post has been edited by the author on 2005-12-5 3:40:19] ------------------ ---------- ------------------------------- ---------- ----------- -- Author: Jiao Xiake -- Release time: 2005-12-5 1:56:00 -- [Chinese and English] Famous aphorisms - Sadness A certain amount of care or pain or trouble is necessary for every man at all times. A ship without a ballast is unstable and will not go straight. (Arthur Schopenhauer. Geman philosopher) A certain amount of sorrow, pain or trouble is necessary for every man at all times. A ship without ballast would not be stable and move forward toward its destination. (German philosopher Schopenhauer A) A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears. (Michel Eyquem Montaigne, French essayist) A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears. (French essayist Montaigne M E) As empty vessels make the loudest sound, so they that have least wit are the greatest babblers. (Plato, Ancient Greek Philosopher) endlessly. (Ancient Greek philosopher Plato) Better one suffer, than a nation grieve. (John Drydon, British poet) Better one suffer, than a nation grieve. (British poet Dryden J) Between grief and nothing I will take grief. (William Faulkner, American writer) Between grief and nothingness, I will take grief. (American writer Faulkner W) Comparison, more than reality, makes men happy or wretched. (Thomas Fuller, American inventor) What makes people happy or depressed is comparison rather than fact.

(American inventor Fuller T) For evil news rides fast, while good news baits later. (John Milton, Britsh poet) Good things don't go out, and bad things spread thousands of miles. (William Cowper, British poet) Grief is itself a medicine. (William Cowper, British poet) Grief is itself a medicine. (Marcel Proust, French writer) Happiness is beneficial for the body, but it is grief that develops the powers of the mind. (Marcel Proust, French writer) Happiness is beneficial for the body, but it is grief that develops the powers of the mind. (French writer Prussia M) Have no doubts because of trouble nor be thou discomtited for the water of life\'s fountain springeth from a gloom bed Sit not sad because that time a fitful aspect weareth Patience is most bitter, yet most sweet the fruit it bearth Sadi, Persian poet He best can pity who has felt the worse. (John Gay, British dramstist and poet) People who have felt sorrow are the most compassionate. (Saki, British writer) He who in adversity would have succor, let him be generous while he rests secure. (Saki, British writer) . (British writer Saki) I tell you hopeless grief is passionless. (E.B. Browning, British poetess) I tell you, hopeless grief is passionless. (British poet Browning E B) It is not miserable to be blind; it is miserable to be incapable of en-during blindness. (John Milton, British poet) Blindness itself is not miserable, it is the inability to endure blindness that is miserable. (British poet Milton J) Life is made up of sobs, sniffles and smiles with sniffes predomi-nating. (O.Henry, American writer) Life is made up of sobs, sniffles and smiles with sniffes predomi-nating. Sobbing takes over.

(Cicero, ancient Roman statsman) No man can be brave who considers pain the greatest evil of life; or temperate, who regards pleasure as the highest good. (Cicero, ancient Roman statsman) No man can be brave who considers pain the greatest evil of life; or temperate, who regards pleasure as the highest good. Possibly brave; people who regard joy as the most wonderful thing in life have no self-control. (Ancient Roman statesman Cicero) One must mourn not the death of men but their birth. (Charles Scondat Montesquieu, French thinker and Philosopher) One must mourn not the death of men but their birth. (French thinker and philosopher Montesquieu) Pure and complete sorrow is as impossible as pure and complete joy. (Leo Tolstoy, Russian writer) Pure and complete sorrow is as impossible as pure and complete joy. (Russian writer Tolstoy L) handicaps a man\'s pow Sadness diminishes or er of action. (Benedict de Spinoza, Dutch Philosopher) Sadness will reduce or hinder a person's power of action. (Dutch philosopher Spinoza B) Sorrow and trouble either soften the heart or harden it. (James Mackintosh, British writer) Sorrow and trouble either soften the heart or harden it. (British writer Mackintosh J) Tears are the silent language of grief. (Voltaire, French philosopher) Tears are the silent language of grief. (French philosopher Voltaire) The fiercest agonies have shorest reign. (William Crllen Bryant, American poet) The fiercest pain lasts the shortest. (American poet W. C. Bryant) The most glorious moment in your life are not the socalled days of success, but rather those days when out of dejection and despair you feel rise in you a challenge to life, and the promise of future accomplishment. (Gustave Flaubert, French writer) The most glorious days in one's life are not those days when one achieves success, but those days when the challenges of life and the hope for future glory emerge from lamentation and despair. (French writer Flaubert G) He pain of the mind is worse than the pain of the body. (Publius Syrus, Syrian Latin writer) Mental illness is worse than physical illness.

(Syrian Latin writer Silas P) The secret of being miserable is to have leisure to bother about whether you are happy or not. (George Bernard Shaw, British dramatist) The secret of being miserable is to have leisure to bother about whether you are happy or not. (William Shkespeare, British dramatist) To mourn a mischief that is past and gone is the next way to draw new mischief on. (William Shkespeare, British dramatist) To mourn a mischief that is past and gone is the next way to draw new mischief on. Causing new disasters. (English playwright Shakespeare W) What's the use of worrying It never was worthwhile So, pack up your troubles in your old kit-bag And smile , smile, smile Let a smile always fill your heart George Asaf, British poet British poet Asaf G

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