June 24

June 24 Quotes of the day from previous years:


 * 2004
 * Books won't stay banned. They won't burn. Ideas won't go to jail. In the long run of history, the censor and the inquisitor have always lost. The only sure weapon against bad ideas is better ideas. ~ Alfred Whitney Griswold
 * selected by Kalki


 * 2005
 * Conservative, n. A statesman enamored of existing evils, as opposed to a Liberal, who wants to replace them with new ones. ~ Ambrose Bierce (born 24 June 1842)
 * proposed by JeffQ


 * 2006
 * There is nothing better or more necessary than love. ~ John of the Cross (born 24 June 1542)
 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2007
 * Absurdity, n. A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one's own opinion. ~ Ambrose Bierce
 * proposed by JeffQ


 * 2008
 * All I do is done in love; all I suffer, I suffer in the sweetness of love. ~ John of the Cross (born this day)
 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2009
 * Guilt, n. The condition of one who is known to have committed an indiscretion, as distinguished from the state of him who has covered his tracks. ~ Ambrose Bierce, born that day.
 * proposed by MosheZadka


 * 2010
 * Acquaintance, n. A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to. ~ Ambrose Bierce
 * proposed by Jeff Q


 * 2011
 * A thousand graces diffusing He passed through the groves in haste, And merely regarding them As He passed Clothed them with His beauty. ~ John of the Cross ~
 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2012


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 * 2013


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 * 2014


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 * 2015


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 * 2016


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 * 2017


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 * 2018


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 * 2019


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 * 2020


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 * 2021


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 * 2022


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 * 2023


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2024


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2025 : Rank or add further suggestions…

Suggestions
Circus, n. A place where horses, ponies and elephants are permitted to see men, women and children acting the fool. ~ Ambrose Bierce, born that day.
 * 3 Jeff Q (talk) 00:23, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
 * 2 Kalki 19:03, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * 2 InvisibleSun 22:40, 23 June 2007 (UTC)
 * 1 Zarbon 04:28, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
 * 1 //Gbern3 (talk) 02:10, 21 June 2013 (UTC) Clever but what about Cirque du Soleil; they don't use animals.

The little white dove Has returned to the ark with the bough; And now the turtle-dove Its desired mate On the green banks has found. ~ John of the Cross
 * 3 Kalki 09:33, 21 June 2009 (UTC) with a strong lean toward 4.
 * 1 Zarbon 02:38, 23 June 2009 (UTC)
 * 1 //Gbern3 (talk) 02:10, 21 June 2013 (UTC)

My Beloved is the mountains, The solitary wooded valleys, The strange islands, The roaring torrents, The whisper of the amorous gales; The tranquil night At the approaches of the dawn, The silent music, The murmuring solitude, The supper which revives, and enkindles love. ~ John of the Cross
 * 3 Kalki 09:33, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
 * 1 Zarbon 02:38, 23 June 2009 (UTC)
 * 1 //Gbern3 (talk) 02:10, 21 June 2013 (UTC)


 * 3 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 00:07, 24 June 2020 (UTC)


 * 3 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 00:07, 24 June 2020 (UTC)


 * 3 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 00:07, 24 June 2020 (UTC)


 * 3 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 00:07, 24 June 2020 (UTC)


 * 3 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 00:07, 24 June 2020 (UTC)


 * 3 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 00:07, 24 June 2020 (UTC)


 * [T]here is no man I knowe in this realme [...] that hath shewed a better minde to the furthering of true religion then I have done, even from the first day of her Majestie's reigne to this [...] I take Almighty God to my record, I never altered my mind or thought from my youth touching my religion, and yow know I was ever from my cradle brought up in it. ~ Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester (birthday)
 * 4 Ficaia (talk) 14:59, 11 May 2024 (UTC)
 * 2 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 17:44, 23 June 2024 (UTC)