Peter Sirius(1858 – 1913), eigentlich Otto Kimmig, deutscher Gymnasialprofessor, Dichter und Aphoristiker

Definition: (verb) To give comfort or cheer to (a person) in time of sorrow or distress. Synonyms: comfort, console, soothe. Usage: I grieved quietly and solaced myself with the knowledge that she was in a better place. Discuss

noun: 1. Worship of the donkey or ass. 2. Devotion to foolishness.

© Helmut Glaßl(*1950), Dipl.-Ing., Aphoristiker aus Erfurt

© Lars-Christopher Voigts(*1972), Autor von “100 Bücher, die die Welt noch braucht”

Definition: (noun) The act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule. Synonyms: measuring. Usage: The mensuration of the faculties of the mind has, I believe, no place in the catalogue of known arts. Discuss

«L’amore è una motoslitta che corre all’impazzata nella tundra, poi improvvisamente fa una capriola e si ribalta bloccandoti sotto. Di notte arrivano i lupi.» (Matt Groening)

© Walter Jakoby(*1958), Wissenschaftler, Manager und Autor

Definition: (adjective) Having or marked by an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; greedy. Synonyms: rapacious, ravening. Usage: She was a voracious reader and loved to spend her afternoons at the library. Discuss

verb intr.: To build a nest.

Persönlichkeiten werden nicht durch schöne Reden geformt, sondern durch Arbeit und eigene Leistung. Albert EinsteinDeutscher Physiker und Nobelpreisträger1879 – 1955

Oliver Goldsmith(1728 – 1774), anglo-irischer Erzähler und Lustspielautor

Definition: (adjective) Based on pretense; deceptively pleasing. Synonyms: gilded, meretricious. Usage: "You are a specious fellow," returned Sir John, fixing his eyes upon him, "and carry two faces under your hood, as well as the best." Discuss

verb intr.: 1. To twitch or stir. 2. To break the silence by uttering a sound.

Was du mir sagst, das vergesse ich. Was du mir zeigst, daran erinnere ich mich. Was du mich tun lässt, das verstehe ich. KonfuziusChinesischer Philosoph