Gregor Stefan Heuwangl(*1963), deutscher Aphoristiker, Lyriker und Schriftsteller
buffoonery
Definition: (noun) Acting like a clown or buffoon. Synonyms: clowning, harlequinade, prank, frivolity. Usage: Mrs. Williams had little patience for the class clown's buffoonery, and she would often send him to the principal's office. Discuss
Ich kann die Leute nicht ausstehen, die ständig Triumphe erringen über die Bescheidenheit der anderen.
Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu(1689 – 1755), Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède de Montesquieu, französischer Staatstheoretiker und Schriftsteller
toco
noun: Chastisement; punishment; beatings.
pirogue
Definition: (noun) A canoe made from a hollowed tree trunk. Synonyms: dugout canoe, dugout. Usage: Then I'll take you some night in the pirogue when the moon shines. Discuss
Frase celebre di Giuseppe Parini
«Chi de la gloria è vago sol di virtù sia pago.» (Giuseppe Parini)
Interessenpolitik: Gibt es eine andere?
Hans-Jürgen Quadbeck-Seeger(*1939), Prof. Dr., deutscher Chemiker, Mitglied der Enquête-Kommission für Gentechnik des Deutschen Bundestages, wurde für sein Engagement mit dem Bundesverdienstkreuz ausgezeichnet
ombudsman
noun: An official who investigates complaints by individuals against an organization.
samizdat
Definition: (noun) A system of clandestine printing and distribution of dissident or banned literature. Synonyms: underground press. Usage: The samizdat was successful in disseminating the banned literature until an informant turned in its chief operator. Discuss
cosh
noun: 1. A short, thick, heavy stick, used as a weapon. Also known as a truncheon, blackjack, bludgeon, etc. 2. An attack with, or as if with, such a weapon. verb tr.: To hit with, or as if with, such a weapon.
artistry
Definition: (noun) A superior skill that one can learn by study and practice and observation. Synonyms: prowess, art. Usage: They were wrought to such a pitch of nervous dread by the uncanny artistry of their witch-doctor, they were helpless with terror. Discuss
Die Natur will mich, sonst würde es mich nicht geben.
Romana Prinoth Fornwagner(*1960), italienische Archäologin und Prähistorikerin
chaebol
noun: A large conglomerate of businesses, tightly controlled by a person or a family.
lyceum
Definition: (noun) A school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12. Synonyms: secondary school, Gymnasium, lycee, middle school. Usage: "That lyceum has ruined him," she added, remembering the insistence with which the chevalier had spoken of the evils of education in such schools. Discuss
Wer schreibt, was er denkt, wird oft geringgeschätzt, weil die meisten Menschen nur das lesen wollen, was alle zu denken haben.
Michael Wollmann(*1990), Philosoph und Aphoristiker