„Be loving to him. Because he’s only a little boat looking for a harbor.“
— Arthur Miller, Death of a Salesman
Origine: Death of a Salesman
„A harbor, even if it is a little harbor, is a good thing, since adventurers come into it as well as go out, and the life in it grows strong, because it takes something from the world, and has something to give in return.“
Country By-Ways http://www.public.coe.edu/~theller/soj/cbw/cbw-cont.htm, River Driftwood (1881)
Sarah Orne Jewett
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— Arthur Schopenhauer German philosopher 1788 - 1860
"Religion: A Dialogue."
Variant translation: To free a man from error does not mean to take something from him, but to give him something.
Essays
Origine: Essays and Aphorisms
Contesto: To free a man from error is to give, not to take away. Knowledge that a thing is false is a truth. Error always does harm; sooner or later it will bring mischief to the man who harbors it. Then give up deceiving people; confess ignorance of what you don't know, and leave everyone to form his own articles of faith for himself. Perhaps they won't turn out so bad, especially as they'll rub one another's corners down, and mutually rectify mistakes. The existence of many views will at any rate lay a foundation of tolerance. Those who possess knowledge and capacity may betake themselves to the study of philosophy, or even in their own persons carry the history of philosophy a step further.
— Mary Oliver American writer 1935 - 2019
Origine: Red Bird
— Julia Ward Howe American abolitionist, social activist, and poet 1819 - 1910
Beyond the Veil
Contesto: Have we lost our God? Never for one moment. Unspeakable, He is; the beneficent parent, the terrible, incorruptible judge, the champion of the innocent, the accuser of the guilty, refuge, hope, redeemer, friend; neither palace walls nor prison cells can keep Him out. Every step of our way from the birth hour He has gone with us. Were we at the gallows' foot, and deservedly, He would leave a sweet drop in the cup of death. He would measure suffering to us, but would forbid despair. The victory of goodness must be complete. The lost sheep must be found — ay, and the lost soul must turn to the way in which the peace of God prevails. We learn the dreadful danger of those who wander from the right path, but we may also learn the redeeming power which recalls and reclaims them.
So fade our heavens and hells. Christ, if he knew their secrets, did not betray them. On the boundless sea of conjecture we are still afloat, with such mental tools as we possess to guide us, with the skies, the stars, the seasons, seeking a harbor from which no voyager has ever returned.<!--
So much, the later schemes of thought have taken from us. Shall we ask what they have given us in exchange for what we have lost?
„Behold, now, another providence of God. A ship comes into the harbor.“
— William Bradford English Separatist leader in Leiden, Holland and in Plymouth Colony (1590-1657) 1590 - 1657
Ch. 6.
„Pearl Harbor has now been partially avenged.“
— Chester W. Nimitz United States Navy fleet admiral 1885 - 1966
After the Battle of Midway, CINCPAC Communiqué No. 3, (6 June 1942)
Contesto: Through the skill and devotion to duty of their armed forces of all branches in the Midway area our citizens can now rejoice that a momentous victory is in the making.
It was on a Sunday just six months ago that the Japanese made their peace‑time attack on our fleet and army activities on Oahu. At that time they created heavy damage, it is true, but their act aroused the grim determination of our citizenry to avenge such treachery, and it raised, not lowered, the morale of our fighting men.
Pearl Harbor has now been partially avenged. Vengeance will not be complete until Japanese sea power has been reduced to impotence. We have made substantial progress in that direction. Perhaps we will be forgiven if we claim we are about midway to our objective!
— Ann Brashares, libro Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood
Origine: Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood
„… Harboring an emotion as powerful as gratitude has power of its own.“
— Richard Paul Evans American writer 1962
Origine: The Prisoner of Cell 25
— Bobby Fischer American chess prodigy, chess player, and chess writer 1943 - 2008
Radio Interview, July 6 2001 http://www.geocities.jp/bobbby_b/mp3/F_18_3.MP3
2000s
„The point of being over 40 is to fulfill the desires you've been harboring since you were 7.“
— Guillermo del Toro Mexican film director 1964
10 Questions for Guillermo del Toro, Time Magazine, 9/5/2011. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2090370,00.html
— Ben Jonson English writer 1572 - 1637
CXXIV, Epitaph on Elizabeth, Lady H—, lines 3-6
The Works of Ben Jonson, First Folio (1616), Epigrams
— Tedros Adhanom Director-General of the World Health Organization, former Minister in Ethiopia 1965
WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19 - 20 March 2020 https://www.who.int/dg/speeches/detail/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-media-briefing-on-covid-19---20-march-2020, World Health Organization.
— Hillary Clinton American politician, senator, Secretary of State, First Lady 1947
Sound file (13 September 2001) http://www.wavsource.com/news/20010911a.htm
Senate years (2001 – January 19, 2007)
„Just because you start out as one thing, it doesn't mean you can't grow into something else.“
— Jim Butcher, libro White Night
Origine: White Night
— Clifford Odets Playwright, screenwriter, director, actor 1906 - 1963
Jacob, in Awake and Sing! (1935), Act I
