"A man dies ... only a few circles in the water prove that he was ever there. And even they quickly disappear. And when they're gone, he's forgotten, without a trace, as if he'd never even existed. And that's all."

-- Wolfgang Borchert

#Death Quotes #Men Quotes #Circles Quotes

“To eat bread without hope is still slowly to starve to death.”
“Hang your idea on a peg that all can read.”

Source : c.1907 Quoted in Oliver Carlson Brisbane: a Candid Biography (1937), ch.7.
“The more I see of the moneyed classes, the more I understand the guillotine.”
“It is time to end the western policy of malign neglect. It is in the interest of the whole world to help tackle the actual grievances in Palestine, Kashmir, and in central and southern Iraq, and to help the region out of its economic backwardness.”
“America's a hard school, I know, but hard schools make excellent graduates.”
“... when caught unawares I usually tell the truth, and what's duller than that?”
“A friend is not only someone who you can confide in, it is someone who can mirror the trust you have shown by confiding in you as well.”
“Every goal that you will ever pursue will require a plan of action. Whether you are pursuing your lifeâ€™s destiny or striving to obtain a particular goal, you must be able to see things as you desire them to be.”

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