August 26

August 26 Quotes of the day from previous years:


 * 2003
 * One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other. ~ Emma by Jane Austen
 * selected by Nanobug


 * 2004
 * The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity and an understanding of life that fills them with compassions, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen. ~ Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
 * selected by Kalki


 * 2005
 * You think that a wall as solid as the earth separates civilization from barbarism. I tell you the division is a thread, a sheet of glass. A touch here, a push there, and you bring back the reign of Saturn. ~ John Buchan (born 26 August 1875)
 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2006
 * We can pay our debts to the past by putting the future in debt to ourselves. ~ John Buchan, Lord Tweedsmuir
 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2007
 * Our sufferings have taught us that no nation is sufficient unto itself, and that our prosperity depends in the long run, not upon the failure of our neighbors but their successes. ~ John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir
 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2008
 * I doubt if one ever accepts a belief until one urgently needs it. ~ Christopher Isherwood
 * proposed by InvisibleSun


 * 2009
 * If you can't see God in All, You can't see God at All. ~ Harbhajan Singh Yogi
 * proposed by Zarbon


 * 2010
 * Happiness comes out of contentment, and contentment always comes out of service. ~ Harbhajan Singh Yogi
 * proposed by Zarbon


 * 2011
 * Spread love everywhere you go; first of all in your house. Give love to your children, to your wife or husband, to a next door neighbor. Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness; kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile. ~ Mother Teresa
 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2012


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2013


 * proposed by Zarbon


 * 2014


 * proposed by Zarbon


 * 2015


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2016


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2017


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2018


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2019


 * proposed by Zarbon


 * 2020


 * proposed by Zarbon


 * 2021


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2022


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2023


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2024 : Rank or add further suggestions…

Suggestions
If those lessons are truly learned, then Columbia's crew will have made an indelible contribution to the endeavor each one valued so greatly. ~ CAIB report volume I, released 26 August 2003
 * 3 ~ MosheZadka (Talk) 07:37, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
 * 2 ~ lacking context as presented. I might rank an extended version of it higher, but am not really inclined toward it.
 * 1 Zarbon 16:11, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
 * 1 InvisibleSun 22:17, 25 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 1 //Gbern3 (talk) 01:42, 15 August 2013 (UTC) No context.
 * 1 allixpeeke (talk) 03:36, 25 August 2014 (UTC)

I must honor those who fight of their own free will, he said to himself. And I must try to imitate their courage by following my path as a pacifist, wherever it takes me. ~ Christopher Isherwood
 * 3 InvisibleSun 04:56, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
 * 2 Kalki 19:18, 25 August 2007 (UTC) with a lean toward 3.
 * 1 Zarbon 16:11, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
 * 2 //Gbern3 (talk) 01:42, 15 August 2013 (UTC) Who is the "he" in "he said to himself"?
 * 2 (leaning toward 3) allixpeeke (talk) 03:36, 25 August 2014 (UTC)

Tomorrow always becomes today and yesterday is always gone. ~ Harbhajan Singh Yogi
 * 3 because nothing stays forever. Zarbon 06:08, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
 * 1 Kalki 23:58, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 1 InvisibleSun 22:17, 25 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 1 //Gbern3 (talk) 01:42, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
 * 3 allixpeeke (talk) 03:36, 25 August 2014 (UTC)

Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come.We have only today. ~ Mother Teresa
 * 2 Zarbon 06:08, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
 * 2 Kalki 23:58, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 2 InvisibleSun 22:17, 25 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 2 //Gbern3 (talk) 01:42, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
 * 2 (leaning toward 1) allixpeeke (talk) 03:36, 25 August 2014 (UTC)

The snail lives the way I like to live; he carries his own home with him. ~ Julio Cortázar
 * 2 Zarbon 06:08, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
 * 2 Kalki 23:58, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 3 InvisibleSun 22:17, 25 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 2.5 //Gbern3 (talk) 01:42, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
 * 3 (leaning toward 2) allixpeeke (talk) 03:36, 25 August 2014 (UTC)

Note: In the U. S., 26 August is Women's Equality Day.


 * 4 allixpeeke (talk) 03:30, 25 August 2014 (UTC)
 * 2 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 22:48, 25 August 2015 (UTC) I agree with the sentiment, but don’t believe the rather simple expression is all that original to this particular manifestation of it.

Note: In the U. S., 26 August is Women's Equality Day.


 * 3 (leaning toward 4) allixpeeke (talk) 03:30, 25 August 2014 (UTC)
 * 2 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 22:48, 25 August 2015 (UTC) with a lean toward 3.


 * 3 (leaning toward 4) allixpeeke (talk) 03:30, 25 August 2014 (UTC)
 * 2 though the previous quote by this person is relevant to this date for the mentioned reason, I do not know that this one is.


 * 3 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 22:43, 25 August 2015 (UTC)


 * 3 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 22:43, 25 August 2015 (UTC)


 * 3 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 22:43, 25 August 2015 (UTC)


 * 3 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 22:43, 25 August 2015 (UTC)


 * 3 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 12:05, 2 September 2016 (UTC)


 * 3 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 12:05, 2 September 2016 (UTC)

"Isn't it extraordinary that the Prime Minister of our country can't even urge his Party to back his own position. Weak! Weak! Weak!" - Tony Blair
 * Proposed by
 * 1, with a lean toward 0 — This does not have any apparent relation to this date, and does not seem a highly noteworthy statement. ~ ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 00:18, 26 August 2018 (UTC)


 * 3 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 00:10, 26 August 2023 (UTC)


 * 3 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 00:10, 26 August 2023 (UTC)