«Firenze spara i fochi quando arriva San Giovanni, noi si guardano e si dice: "gli eran meglio quegli altr'anni". » (Leonardo Pieraccioni)

Calvin Coolidge(1872 – 1933), US-amerikanischer republikanischer Politiker, 30. Präsident der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika

adjective: 1. Polysyllabic. 2. Relating to or using long words. 3. Long-winded.

Definition: (noun) A person who withdraws from the world to live in seclusion and often in solitude. Synonyms: solitudinarian, troglodyte, hermit, solitary. Usage: He was regarded by the townspeople as a recluse, since no one ever saw him receive visitors. Discuss

adjective: High-flown or pompous.

Anselm Vogt(*1950), deutscher Gymnasiallehrer, Essayist, Kabarettist, Jazzmusiker und Aphoristiker

adjective: Hard to understand; obscure.

Definition: (adjective) Having or showing penetrating mental discernment; clear-sighted. Synonyms: sagacious, sapient. Usage: She was much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument. Discuss

“This world is given as the prize for the men in earnest; and that which is true of this world, is truer still of the world to come.”

adjective: Having stress on the third-from-the-last syllable. noun: Such a word.

Definition: (adjective) A light purplish blue. Synonyms: cerulean, lazuline, sapphire, sky-blue. Usage: The large silver kite gleamed against the azure expanse of sky. Discuss

«Questo è l'amaro della vita: che solo in due si può essere felici; e che i nostri cuori sono attratti da stelle che non ci vogliono. » (Edgar Lee Masters)

Ernst Reinhardt(*1932), Dr. phil., Schweizer Publizist und Aphoristiker

verb tr.: To convert into a verb.

«Questo è l'amaro della vita: che solo in due si può essere felici; e che i nostri cuori sono attratti da stelle che non ci vogliono. »