March 19

March 19 Quotes of the day from previous years:


 * 2004
 * Education: That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding. ~ Ambrose Bierce in The Devil's Dictionary
 * selected by Kalki


 * 2005
 * The man of character, sensitive to the meaning of what he is doing, will know how to discover the ethical paths in the maze of possible behavior. ~ Earl Warren (born 19 March 1891)
 * selected by Kalki


 * 2006
 * Who save the madman dares to cry: "'Tis I am right, you all are wrong"? "You all are right, you all are wrong," we hear the careless Soofi say, "For each believes his glimm'ering lamp to be the gorgeous light of day." ~ Sir Richard Francis Burton ~ (born 19 March 1821)
 * selected by Kalki


 * 2007
 * All Faith is false, all Faith is true: Truth is the shattered mirror strown In myriad bits; while each believes his little bit the whole to own. ~ Sir Richard Francis Burton ~
 * selected by Kalki


 * 2008
 * Do what thy manhood bids thee do, from none but self expect applause; He noblest lives and noblest dies who makes and keeps his self-made laws. ~ Sir Richard Francis Burton ~
 * selected by Kalki


 * 2009
 * "Fools rush where Angels fear to tread!" Angels and Fools have equal claim To do what Nature bids them do, sans hope of praise, sans fear of blame! ~ Sir Richard Francis Burton ~
 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2010
 * Cease, Man, to mourn, to weep, to wail; enjoy thy shining hour of sun; We dance along Death's icy brink, but is the dance less full of fun? ~ Richard Francis Burton
 * proposed by Zarbon


 * 2011
 * Reason is Life's sole arbiter, the magic Laby'rinth's single clue: Worlds lie above, beyond its ken; what crosses it can ne'er be true. ~ Sir Richard Francis Burton ~
 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2012
 * How shall the Shown pretend to ken aught of the Showman or the Show? Why meanly bargain to believe, which only means thou ne'er canst know? How may the passing Now contain the standing Now — Eternity? — An endless is without a was, the be and never the to-be?  ~ Sir Richard Francis Burton ~
 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2013


 * proposed by Zarbon


 * 2014


 * proposed by bystander


 * 2015


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 * 2016


 * proposed by bystander


 * 2017


 * proposed by bystander


 * 2018


 * proposed by Zarbon


 * 2019


 * proposed by bystander


 * 2020


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2021


 * proposed by bystander


 * 2022


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2023


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2024


 * proposed by Zarbon


 * 2025 : Rank or add further suggestions…

Quotes by people born this day, already used as QOTD:


 * used 24 May 2018, in regard to his recent death; selected by Kalki

Suggestions
DOB: William Jennings Bryan · Richard Francis Burton · Philip Roth · Earl Warren · Bruce Willis

"He who wants to protect everything, protects nothing," is one of the fundamental rules of defense. ~ Adolf Galland (born March 19)
 * 3 because it is very true. Basically, he who tries to do everything all at once, fails miserably. Time and patience are virtues. And protection works well as a perfect example to this fundamental military practice. Zarbon 04:30, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
 * SOURCE: The First and the Last: The Rise and Fall of the German Fighter Forces - Page 165 by Adolf Galland - World War, 1939-1945 - 1954
 * 1 Kalki 16:07, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
 * 2 UDScott 20:29, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
 * 2 InvisibleSun 22:37, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

The more I study religions the more I am convinced that man never worshipped anything but himself. ~ Richard Francis Burton
 * 3 because man truly has shamelessly used religion as an excuse to further man's own purposes. Zarbon 05:51, 2 May 2008 (UTC)
 * 2 Kalki 16:07, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
 * 3 UDScott 20:29, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
 * 3 InvisibleSun 22:37, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
 * 3 bystander (talk) 15:47, 18 March 2012 (UTC)

Listen: if there is war down there — and if you think me worthy of it, and capable — you ought to grant me the honor of conducting the campaign. Surely, you don't think me too old? ~ Emilio De Bono
 * 2 Zarbon 04:40, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
 * 1 Kalki 16:07, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
 * 2 UDScott 20:29, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
 * 1 InvisibleSun 22:37, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

Forgive me, that was the soldier speaking. Now this is the man speaking again. And the man is more than the soldier. I can bear anything. Death is a more solemn thing than all the earthly trash. ~ Emilio De Bono
 * 3 Zarbon 04:40, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
 * 1 Kalki 16:07, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
 * 2 UDScott 20:29, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
 * 1 InvisibleSun 22:37, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

We look on seriously, but serenely. ~ Emilio De Bono
 * 3 Zarbon 04:40, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
 * 2 Kalki 16:07, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
 * 2 UDScott 20:29, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
 * 2 InvisibleSun 22:37, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

When you publish a book, it's the world's book. The world edits it. ~ Philip Roth
 * 2 Zarbon 03:23, 11 March 2009 (UTC)
 * 2 Kalki 09:55, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
 * 2 InvisibleSun 22:37, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

Scarcely a tear to shed; Hardly a word to say; The end of a Summer's day; Sweet Love is dead. ~ William Allingham
 * 2 Zarbon 03:23, 11 March 2009 (UTC)
 * 1 Kalki 09:55, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
 * 2 InvisibleSun 22:37, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

Winds and waters keep A hush more dead than any sleep. ~ William Allingham
 * 2 Zarbon 03:23, 11 March 2009 (UTC)
 * 2 Kalki 09:55, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
 * 2 InvisibleSun 22:37, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

I cannot and do not live in the world of discretion, not as a writer, anyway. I would prefer to, I assure you — it would make life easier. But discretion is, unfortunately, not for novelists. ~ Philip Roth
 * 3 Kalki 09:55, 13 March 2009 (UTC) with a lean toward 4.
 * 2 Zarbon 02:47, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
 * 3 InvisibleSun 22:37, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

I write fiction and I’m told it’s autobiography, I write autobiography and I’m told it’s fiction, so since I’m so dim and they’re so smart, let them decide what it is or it isn’t. ~ Philip Roth
 * 2 Kalki 09:55, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
 * 1 Zarbon 02:47, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
 * 2 InvisibleSun 22:37, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

All I can tell you with certainty is that I, for one, have no self, and that I am unwilling or unable to perpetrate upon myself the joke of a self.... What I have instead is a variety of impersonations I can do, and not only of myself — a troupe of players that I have internalised, a permanent company of actors that I can call upon when a self is required.... I am a theater and nothing more than a theater. ~ Philip Roth
 * 3 Kalki 09:55, 13 March 2009 (UTC) with very strong lean toward 4.
 * 1 Zarbon 02:47, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
 * 3 InvisibleSun 22:37, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

Implicit in the term "national defense" is the notion of defending those values and ideals which set this Nation apart. For almost two centuries, our country has taken singular pride in the democratic ideals enshrined in its Constitution, and the most cherished of those ideals have found expression in the First Amendment. It would indeed be ironic if, in the name of national defense, we would sanction the subversion of one of those liberties — the freedom of association — which make the defense of our nation worthwhile. ~ Earl Warren
 * 3 Kalki (talk &middot; contributions) 18:51, 3 March 2010 (UTC) with a strong lean toward 4.
 * 3 bystander (talk) 15:47, 18 March 2012 (UTC)

The English language is a form of communication! Conversation isn’t just crossfire where you shoot and get shot at! Where you’ve got to duck for your life and aim to kill! Words aren’t only bombs and bullets — no, they’re little gifts, containing meanings! ~ Philip Roth
 * 3 bystander (talk) 15:47, 18 March 2012 (UTC)
 * 3 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 15:54, 18 March 2012 (UTC) with a lean toward 4.

Success is brought by continued labor and continued watchfulness. We must struggle on, not for one moment hesitate, nor take one backward step. ~ William Jennings Bryan
 * 3 bystander (talk) 15:47, 18 March 2012 (UTC)
 * 3 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 15:54, 18 March 2012 (UTC) with a lean toward 4.


 * 3 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 00:02, 19 March 2019 (UTC)