Sunday, May 31, 1970

War, Voltaire

I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: 'O Lord, make my enemies ridiculous.' And God granted it.

- Voltaire

내가 신에게 기도한 적은 딱 한 번 뿐이며, 매우 짧은 기도였다. "신이여, 저의 적을 어리석게 만들어 주십시오" 신은 내 기도를 들어주셨다.

- 볼테르

War, H. G. Wells

If we don't end war, war will end us.

- H. G. Wells

우리가 전쟁을 끝내지 않으면, 전쟁이 우리를 끝내리라.

- H. G. 웰스

Saturday, May 30, 1970

Luck, Wall Street

When wisdom fails, luck helps.

- Wall Street

There is such a thing as luck, but it does not hold all the time.

지식이 한계에 부딪치면 행운이 도와준다.

- 월가격언

운이라는 게 있는 건 사실이지만 항상 행운이 따라주는 것은 아니다.

May, Thomas Bailey Aldrich


Hebe's here, May is here!
The air is fresh and sunny;
And the miser-bees are busy
Hoarding golden honey.

- Thomas Bailey Aldrich (1836-1907), May.

헤베가 여기 있다, 오월이 여기에 있다!
공기는 맑고 태양이 빛난다.
벌들은 금빛 꿀을 모으느라
바쁘다.

- 토머스 베일리 올드리치, 5월

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/May

Beauty, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul.

― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Wednesday, May 27, 1970

Life, French proverb


Man proposes and God disposes.

- French proverb

인간이 계획하고, 신이 바꾼다.

- 프랑스속담


France and French people, Life




Goddess, Josephine Angelini

She had power over the most magnificent forces on Earth, but she still didn’t feel like she had power over the most important thing of all—her own heart.

― Josephine Angelini, Goddess

Advice, Western Proverb

The belly has no ears. - Western Proverb 배는 귀를 갖고 있지 않다. - 서양속담 배 고프면 아무 소리도 들리지 않는다.
Reference (관련 속담) A cabin with plenty of food is better. - Western Proverb 수염이 대 자라도 먹어야 양반이다. - 한국속담 배가 불러야 체면도 차릴 수 있다는 뜻으로, 먹는 것이 중요함을 비유적으로 이르는 말.

Tuesday, May 26, 1970

Happiness, Nicole Kidman

When you relinquish the desire to control your future, you can have more happiness.

- Nicole Kidman

미래를 좌지우지하겠다는 욕망을 버리면 더 행복해질 수 있다.

- 니콜 키드먼

Sunday, May 24, 1970

Honesty, Thomas Fuller


Honest men fear neither light nor dark

- Thomas Fuller (1608~1661)

정직한 사람은 두려워할 게 없다

- 토머스 풀러(Thomas Fuller, 1608~1661) 영국의 성직자이자 작가

Friday, May 22, 1970

Beard, William Shakespeare

He that hath a beard is more than a youth; and he that hath no beard is less than a man.

- Beatrice, from William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, act ii, scene i

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Beard

Wednesday, May 20, 1970

Love, Ambrose Bierce

LOVE, n. A temporary insanity curable by marriage or by removal of the patient from the influences under which he incurred the disorder... It is sometimes fatal, but more frequently to the physician than to the patient.

- Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary, 1911

Tuesday, May 19, 1970

Sweetness, Ralph Waldo Emerson

Every sweet hath its sour, every evil its good.

- Ralph Waldo Emerson, Compensation (1841)

Monday, May 18, 1970

Advice, Indonesian proverbs

Ada asap ada api.

Translation: There is smoke there is fire.

- Indonesian proverbs

English equivalent: Where there is smoke, there is fire.
Meaning: "There is no effect without some cause. or It is supposed that if there is a rumour, there must be some truth behind it."
Source for meaning of English equivalent: Paczolay, Gyula (1997). "1". European proverbs: in 55 languages, with equivalents in Arabic, Persian, Sanskrit, Chinese and Japanese. Veszprémi Nyomda. p. 33. ISBN 1-875943-44-7.
Atmosumarto (2004). A Learner's Comprehensive Dictionary of Indonesian. Atma Stanton. p. 26.


http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Indonesian_proverbs

Natural gas, Edward G. Rendell

Look, natural gas, just like oil, is going to eventually go away. It's not renewable.

- Edward G. Rendell

Sunday, May 17, 1970

Modesty, Malaysian Proverb

One can pay back the loan of gold,but one dies forever in debt to those who are kind.

- Malaysian Proverb

금을 빌린 빚은 갚을 수 있지만, 친절의 빚은 영원히 갚지 못하고 죽는다.

- 말레이시아속담

Art, René Daumal

Art has a double face, of expression and illusion, just like science has a double face: the reality of error and the phantom of truth.

~ René Daumal

Saturday, May 16, 1970

Beauty, Helena Rubinstein


There are no ugly women, only lazy ones.

- Helena Rubinstein

못생긴 여자는 없습니다. 다만 게으른 여자만 있을 뿐.

- 헬레나 루빈스타인

Happiness, Latin Proverb

After sorrow, joy.

- Latin Proverb

슬픔 다음에 기쁨.

- 라틴속담

Wednesday, May 13, 1970

Price, Wall Street


Price has no memory and yesterday has nothing to do with tomorrow.

- Wall Street

In stock market every day starts out fifty-fifty.

가격은 기억력이 없고, 어제는 내일과 아무런 상관이 없다.

- 월가격언

주식시장에서 매일매일은 50 대 50에서 다시 출발한다.

Attitudes, Margaret Thatcher


Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by the traffic from both sides.

- Margaret Thatcher

Tuesday, May 12, 1970

Money, Catalan Proverb

If you would have enemies, lend money to your friends.

- Catalan Proverb

원수를 만들고 싶다면 친구에게 돈을 빌려주십시오.

- 카탈로니아속담

지혜, 집회서


지혜의 물을 마시면, 굳세어지고 흔들리지 않으리라. 지혜가 너희를 영원히 들어 높이리라. 알렐루야.

- 집회 15,3-5

Man, Proverbs


As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.

+ Proverbs 23:7

Monday, May 11, 1970

Life, Sylvia Weis from In Time (2011)


Sylvia Weis: We're not meant to live like this. We're not meant to live forever. Although I do wonder, Father, if you've ever lived a day in your life.

- Sylvia Weis from In Time (2011)

우리는 이렇게 살고 싶지 않아요. 이렇게 영원히 사는 것은 의미가 없어요. 난 아빠가 단 하루라도 의미있게 살았는지 궁금해요.

- 실비아, 인타임 (2011)



Sunday, May 10, 1970

Wishes, Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Every wish
Is like a prayer—with God.

- Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Aurora Leigh (1856), Book II.

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wish

War, General Douglas MacArthur

The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.

- General Douglas MacArthur

군인은 그 누구보다 평화를 기원한다. 전쟁으로 인해 가장 깊은 상처를 입고 고통을 겪어야 하는 사람이 다름 아닌 군인이기 때문이다.

- 더글라스 맥아더

Saturday, May 9, 1970

Investment, Wall Street

One good share is safer than ten bad ones.

- Wall Street

If something is not worth doing at all, it’s not worth doing well.

좋은 종목 하나에 투자하는 것이 나쁜 종목 열 개에 투자하는 것보다 안전하다.

- 월가격언

해야 할 가치가 없는 것은 잘할 가치도 없는 것이다.

Wednesday, May 6, 1970

God, Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

God crated man in His own image, says the Bible; philosophers reverse the process: they create God in theirs.

- Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

하나님은 자신의 형상에 따라 인간을 창조했노라고 성경은 말한다. 철학자들은 그 과정을 뒤집는다. 그들은 그들의 형상에 따라 하나님을 창조한다.

- 독일 물리학자이자 계몽 사상가인 게오르크 리히텐베르크(Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, 1742~1799)

Sunday, May 3, 1970

War, General Douglas MacArthur

In war there is no substitute for victory.

- General Douglas MacArthur

전쟁에서 승리를 대신할 것은 없다.

- 더글라스 맥아더

War, Napoleon Bonaparte


He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.

- Napoleon Bonaparte

정복당할 것을 두려워하는 자는 패배를 확신하고 있다.

- 나폴레옹 보나파트