On February 14th, much of the world celebrates St. Valentine's Day. This holiday centers around the concept of love. This makes it second only to Boxing Day as the holiday least understood by most of the world. It's hard to talk much about love without lapsing into song, poetry, or convulsions, depending ...
"Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased with tales, so is the other."
Sir Francis Bacon, Essays [1625], "Of Death"
"There are many ...
"I would say to the House, as I said to those who have joined this government: I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat."
Speech made to House of Commons on May 13, 1940, three days after becoming Prime Minister.
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"Silence is more musical than any song."
Christina Rossetti
"There is no need to go to India or anywhere else to find peace. You will find that deep place of silence right in your room, your garden or ...
Before I met my husband, I'd never fallen in love, though I'd stepped in it a few times.
Rita Rudner
Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired.
Robert Frost (1874 - 1963)
Maybe kissing is sort of like ...
Love is, above all else, the gift of oneself.
Jean Anouilh (1910 - 1987)
Age does not protect you from love. But love, to some extent, protects you from age.
Jeanne Moreau
Is love supposed to last throughout all time, ...
Such is the inconsistency of real love, that it is always awake to suspicion, however unreasonable; always requiring new assurances from the object of its interest.
Ann Radcliffe, The Mysteries of Udolpho, 1764
To love deeply in one direction makes us more loving ...
Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhui, known worldwide as our beloved Mother Teresa was famous all over the world as a humanitarian who worked for the betterment of the downtrodden people and those who suffered from poverty. Such was her commitment towards the poor that her efforts to improve their lives won her a Nobel ...
Bob Marley Quotes:
Rastafari not a culture, it's a reality.
When one door is closed, don't you know, another is open.
One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.
None but ourselves can free our minds.
Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you riding through the ...
George Washington was the first President of the United States. He was first appointed to his first public office in 1749. In 1775, he was chosen to be the commander-in-chief of the American revolutionary forces. He became the President of the United States in 1789. Till date, he is known as the greatest ...