English Words to meet the day
Since we were talking about cosmetic surgery. Despite the Kardashian butt, about which Massud Hosseini, a well-known cosmetic surgeon, isn't sure whether one of his colleagues has set his hand to it, sees "no trend towards the butt".
As for men, a "nicely formed bod", be it a result of cosmetic surgery or of regular workouts, apparently isn't everything:
"I shouldn't make blanket generalizations, but I will. I can appreciate a nicely formed bod as much as anyone. But men, until about the age of 29, lack conversation." - Kathleen Turner
What a relief.
Fedi
As for men, a "nicely formed bod", be it a result of cosmetic surgery or of regular workouts, apparently isn't everything:
"I shouldn't make blanket generalizations, but I will. I can appreciate a nicely formed bod as much as anyone. But men, until about the age of 29, lack conversation." - Kathleen Turner
What a relief.
Fedi
Should I believe that last sentence?
Now something a bit more serious from Mark Twain (1835 -1910)
"Whenever you find that you are on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect."
Hildegard
Now something a bit more serious from Mark Twain (1835 -1910)
"Whenever you find that you are on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect."
Hildegard
"A friend is a gift you give yourself".
Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson
He who cannot do what he wants
must want that which he can [do/want];
because, to want that which he cannot [do/want]
would be silly. Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo does have a very good point, I think. Wanting what one cannot have is the root of much stress and strife. One of the Ten Commandments says the same thing.
must want that which he can [do/want];
because, to want that which he cannot [do/want]
would be silly. Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo does have a very good point, I think. Wanting what one cannot have is the root of much stress and strife. One of the Ten Commandments says the same thing.
"Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it."
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
"The future has many names.
For the weak it is unattainable.
For the fearful it is unknown.
For the bold it is opportunity."
Victor Hugo
For the weak it is unattainable.
For the fearful it is unknown.
For the bold it is opportunity."
Victor Hugo
Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow.
Don't walk behind me, I may not lead.
Walk beside me and be my friend.
Albert Camus
Don't walk behind me, I may not lead.
Walk beside me and be my friend.
Albert Camus
"No one has ever become poor by giving."
Anne Frank
Anne Frank
Where we have stopped dancing, singing, being enchanted by stories, or finding comfort in silence is where we have experience the loss soul.
Dancing, singing, storytelling, and silence are the four universal healing salves.
Gabrielle Roth
Dancing, singing, storytelling, and silence are the four universal healing salves.
Gabrielle Roth
Growing older is like climbing a mountain:
the higher you get, the more strength you need,
but the further you see.
Ingmar Bergmann
the higher you get, the more strength you need,
but the further you see.
Ingmar Bergmann