March 21
2004
- Always, Sir, set a high value on spontaneous kindness. He whose inclination prompts him to cultivate your friendship of his own accord, will love you more than one whom you have been at pains to attach to you. ~ Samuel Johnson
- selected by Kalki
2005
- Between individuals, as between nations, respect for the rights of others is peace. ~ Benito Juárez (born 21 March 1806)
- selected by Kalki
2006
- The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth. ~ Jean Cocteau
- selected by Kalki
2007
- Come, fill the Cup, and in the Fire of Spring
The Winter Garment of Repentance fling
The Bird of Time has but a little way
To fly — and Lo! The Bird is on the Wing.
~ Omar Khayyám ~ (Quote relating to Spring, on the date of the Vernal equinox for most of the world this year.)- proposed by Kalki
2008
- If Spring came but once in a century, instead of once a year, or burst forth with the sound of an earthquake, and not in silence, what wonder and expectation there would be in all hearts to behold the miraculous change! But now the silent succession suggests nothing but necessity. To most men only the cessation of the miracle would be miraculous and the perpetual exercise of God's power seems less wonderful than its withdrawal would be. ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- proposed by Kalki
2009
Suggestions
"Let the strivings of us all, prove Martin Luther King Jr. to have been correct, when he said that humanity can no longer be tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war. Let the efforts of us all, prove that he was not a mere dreamer when he spoke of the beauty of genuine brotherhood and peace being more precious than diamonds or silver or gold." - Nelson Mandela, acceptance and Nobel lecture, 1993-12-10- proposed by Jeandré
- 3 Kalki 21:51, 20 March 2007 (UTC) but without the hyperlink to war within the quote: I generally have avoided hyperlinks in QOTDs, and generally commend them for quotes on any page only for use of persons (as they are here with MLK) and on relatively obscure words or concepts, vs common ones (such as "war"). Despite the merits of the quote, I am inclined to seek to use it another day, and focus on "Spring" quotes for this date.
- 3, to be used on a day associated with King or Mandela. - InvisibleSun 23:23, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
- 1 Zarbon 04:25, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
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In the scenery of spring,
nothing is better, nothing worse;
The flowering branches are
of themselves, some short, some long.
~ Ryōkan ~
- 3 Kalki 21:51, 20 March 2007 (UTC) This too is short and simple, but for this year I am slightly inclined to favor the Omar Khayyam verse.
3 InvisibleSun 23:23, 20 March 2007 (UTC)- 2 Zarbon 04:25, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
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I regard the people as a great being, inspired by a single idea. This is my problem. I strove to solve it in this opera. ~ Modest Mussorgsky
- 2 Zarbon 05:32, 7 March 2009 (UTC)
- 2 InvisibleSun 22:08, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
- 2 Kalki 22:55, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
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Sounds and ideas are hanging in the air; I am devouring them and stuffing myself. ~ Modest Mussorgsky
- 2 Zarbon 05:32, 7 March 2009 (UTC)
- 2 Kalki 22:55, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
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I continue to feel that if you're going to go on being this stupid, you should try to be more polite; or alternately, if you're going to go on being this rude, you should try not to say such dumb things. ~ Teresa Nielsen Hayden
- 2 Zarbon 03:13, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
- 2 InvisibleSun 22:08, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
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Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. ~ Samuel Ullman (date of death/date of birth unknown)
- 3 Zarbon 03:13, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
- 2 Kalki 22:55, 20 March 2009 (UTC) date of birth is 13 April, according to Wikipedia.
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Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind; it is a matter of the will, quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life. ~ Samuel Ullman
- 2 Zarbon 03:13, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
- 2 Kalki 22:55, 20 March 2009 (UTC) date of birth is 13 April, according to Wikipedia.
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Among individuals, as among nations, respect for the rights of others is peace. ~ Benito Juárez
- 3 Zarbon 03:13, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
- 3 InvisibleSun 22:08, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
- This was already used on this date in 2005. Kalki 22:55, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
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Democracy is the destiny of humanity; freedom its indestructible arm. ~ Benito Juárez
- 2 Zarbon 03:13, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
- 3 InvisibleSun 22:08, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
- This was already used on 5 May 2005. Kalki 22:55, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
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Politics is the art of human happiness. ~ Herbert Fisher
- 2 Zarbon 03:13, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
- 2 InvisibleSun 22:08, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
- 2 Kalki 22:55, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
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All political decisions are taken under great pressure, and if a treaty serves its turn for ten or twenty years, the wisdom of its framers is sufficiently confirmed. ~ Herbert Fisher
- 2 Zarbon 03:13, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
- 2 InvisibleSun 22:08, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
- 2 Kalki 22:55, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
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The creative process lies not in imitating, but in paralleling nature — translating the impulse received from nature into the medium of expression, thus vitalizing this medium. The picture should be alive, the statue should be alive, and every work of art should be alive. ~ Hans Hofmann
- 2 Zarbon 03:13, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
- 3 InvisibleSun 22:08, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
- 4 Kalki 22:55, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
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Art is something absolute, something positive, which gives power just as food gives power. While creative science is a mental food, art is the satisfaction of the soul. ~ Hans Hofmann
- 3 Zarbon 03:13, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
- 2 InvisibleSun 22:08, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
- 3 Kalki 22:55, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
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A timid person is frightened before a danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterward. ~ Jean Paul
- 2 Zarbon 03:13, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
- 2 Kalki 22:55, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
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