«Firenze spara i fochi quando arriva San Giovanni, noi si guardano e si dice: "gli eran meglio quegli altr'anni". » (Leonardo Pieraccioni)
Wenn die Menschen verwirrt sind, neigen sie zur Leichtgläubigkeit.
Calvin Coolidge(1872 – 1933), US-amerikanischer republikanischer Politiker, 30. Präsident der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika
sesquipedalianism
adjective: 1. Polysyllabic. 2. Relating to or using long words. 3. Long-winded.
recluse
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
grandiloquent
adjective: High-flown or pompous.
Die Verfechter der heilen Welt gehen nicht selten über Leichen.
Anselm Vogt(*1950), deutscher Gymnasiallehrer, Essayist, Kabarettist, Jazzmusiker und Aphoristiker
abstruse
adjective: Hard to understand; obscure.
perspicacious
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
Frederick William Robertson
“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.”
proparoxytone
adjective: Having stress on the third-from-the-last syllable. noun: Such a word.
azure
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
Frase celebre di Edgar Lee Masters
«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)
Junge Menschen bereuen manches, was sie getan haben, alte fast nur, was sie nicht getan haben.
Ernst Reinhardt(*1932), Dr. phil., Schweizer Publizist und Aphoristiker
verbify
verb tr.: To convert into a verb.
Aforisma di Edgar Lee Masters
«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. »