Die Welt hat genug für jedermanns Bedürfnisse, aber nicht für jedermanns Gier. Mahatma GandhiIndischer Freiheitskämpfer1869 – 1948

© Daniel Büttrich(*1978)

adjective: Short and stout; stocky.

Definition: (adjective) Constituting a tube; having hollow tubes (as for the passage of fluids). Synonyms: tubelike, tubular, vasiform. Usage: The nurse inserted the cannular needle in my arm and started giving me intravenous fluids. Discuss

Die Wahrheit einer Absicht ist die Tat. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich HegelDeutscher Philosoph1770 – 1831

© Fred Ammon(*1930), Aphoristiker

adjective: 1. Densely wooded; covered in trees and shrubs. 2. Pertaining to forests or wooded areas.

Definition: (adjective) Deficient in amount or quality or extent. Synonyms: scrimpy, stingy. Usage: So meager were their trappings that they were practically naked; a fact that was in no way remarkable among the tillers of the fields of Mars. Discuss

© Erhard Horst Bellermann(*1937), deutscher Bauingenieur, Dichter und Aphoristiker

noun: 1. Enthusiastic approval or praise. 2. A strikingly brilliant display or effect. 3. Notable success.

Definition: (noun) The floor just above the ground floor of a building. Synonyms: mezzanine. Usage: While waiting for our room to be prepared, we sat down for a cup of coffee in the entresol of the hotel. Discuss

Wer immer tut, was er schon kann, bleibt immer das, was er schon ist. Henry FordGründer von Ford1863 – 1947

© Melanie Fechner(*1985), deutsche Philosophin

Definition: (verb) Force or drive back. Synonyms: drive back, fight off, rebuff, repel. Usage: The soldiers are armed and prepared to repulse any attack. Discuss

© Hartmut Weinhold(*1957), deutscher ehrenamtlicher Einsatzleiter bei den Grünen Damen und Herren, Sparkassenbetriebswirt und Gelegenheits-Aphoristiker