noun: 1. The fear or dislike of laws or rules. 2. The fear of not having access to or being unable to use one’s mobile phone.

Voltaire(1694 – 1778), eigentlich François-Marie Arouet, französischer Philosoph der Aufklärung, Historiker und Geschichts-Schriftsteller

Definition: (verb) Make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation. Synonyms: besot. Usage: He did not like whiskey, but he drank to stupefy himself. Discuss

Die Dummheit ist die sonderbarste aller Krankheiten. Der Kranke leidet niemals unter ihr. Aber die anderen leiden. Paul-Henri SpaakBelgischer Politiker und Staatsmann1899 – 1972

«Nel tardo pomeriggio di un giorno d'estate del 1946 arrivavo, al timone di una grossa barca a vela, nel porto di Oggebbio sul Lago Maggiore. L'inverna, il vento che nella buona stagione si alza ogni giorno dalla pianura lombarda e risale il lago per tutta la sua lunghezza, mi aveva sospinto, tra le dodici e…

Al? ibn Ab? Talib(um 600 – 661), Ab? l-Hasan ?Al? ibn Ab? T?lib, genannt Ali aus Mekka, Vetter und Schwiegersohn Mohammeds, gilt den Sunniten als vierter und letzter rechtgeleiteter Kalif (656-661), den Schiiten und Aleviten als erster Imam

adjective: 1. Relating to a homily. 2. Relating to homiletics (the art of preaching). 3. Preachy.

Definition: (adjective) Foolish; totally unsound. Synonyms: screwball, softheaded, crazy. Usage: I refuse to be drawn into another half-baked scheme doomed to failure. Discuss

© Michael Scherr(*1973), Werbetexter und Aphoristiker

Definition: (noun) An abnormal new growth of tissue in animals or plants. Synonyms: tumor. Usage: The doctor explained that a biopsy would be needed in order to determine whether the neoplasm is benign or malignant. Discuss

adjective: Ruinous.

«Quello che faccio, lo faccio per la forza della passione. Quando le cose cambiano, cambio anch'io e faccio altro.» (Nicolas Sarkozy)

Marcus Tullius Cicero(106 – 43 v. Chr.), römischer Redner und Staatsmann

adjective: Relating to appetite or desire.

Definition: (adjective) Tending or inclined to delay or waste time. Synonyms: laggard, poky. Usage: Frank, dilatory in all his proceedings, was the last of the dramatic company who left the precincts of the stage. Discuss