March 27

March 27 Quotes of the day from previous years:


 * 2004
 * In critical moments even the very powerful have need of the weakest. ~ Aesop
 * selected by Kalki


 * 2005
 * Do not tell lies, and do not do what you hate, for all things are plain in the sight of Heaven. For nothing hidden will not become manifest, and nothing covered will remain without being uncovered. ~ Yeshua (Jesus Christ) (Easter in Western Christianity, 27 March 2005)
 * selected by Kalki


 * 2006
 * All knowledge is oriented toward some object and is influenced in its approach by the nature of the object with which it is pre-occupied. But the mode of approach to the object to be known is dependent upon the nature of the knower. ~ Karl Mannheim (born 27 March 1893)
 * selected by Kalki


 * 2007
 * History is a novel written by the people. ~ Alfred de Vigny (born 27 March 1797)
 * proposed by InvisibleSun


 * 2008
 * At this point in history when all things which concern man and the structure and elements of history itself are suddenly revealed to us in a new light, it behooves us in our scientific thinking to become masters of the situation, for it is not inconceivable that sooner than we suspect, as has often been the case before in history, this vision may disappear, the opportunity may be lost, and the world will once again present a static, uniform, and inflexible countenance. ~ Karl Mannheim
 * proposed by Kalki

A good time coming. We may not live to see the day, But earth shall glisten in the ray Of the good time coming. Cannon-balls may aid the truth But thought’s a weapon stronger; We’ll win our battles by its aid, Wait a little longer.'' ~ Charles Mackay ~
 * 2009
 * ''There’s a good time coming, boys!
 * proposed by Zarbon


 * 2010
 * Non-evaluative insight into history does not inevitably lead to relativism, but rather to relationism. Knowledge, as seen in the light of the total conception of ideology, is by no means an illusory experience, for ideology in its relational concept is not at all identical with illusion. Knowledge arising out of our experience in actual life situations, though not absolute, is knowledge none the less. ~ Karl Mannheim
 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2011
 * Today, there are too many points of view of equal value and prestige, each showing the relativity of the other, to permit us to take any one position and to regard it as impregnable and absolute. Only this socially disorganized intellectual situation makes possible the insight, hidden until now by a generally stable social structure and the practicability of certain traditional norms, that every point of view is particular to a social situation. ~ Karl Mannheim
 * proposed by Kalki

Each wavelet on the ocean tost Aids in the ebb-tide or the flow; Each rain-drop makes some floweret blow; Each struggle lessens human woe.'' ~ Charles Mackay ~
 * 2012
 * ''The smallest effort is not lost,
 * proposed by Zarbon


 * 2013


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2014


 * proposed by Zarbon


 * 2015


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2016


 * proposed by Kalki for Easter Sunday in Western Christianity, 27 March 2016.


 * 2017


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2018


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2019


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2020


 * proposed by Zarbon


 * 2021


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2022


 * proposed by Kalki; recent remarks regarding the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.


 * 2023


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2024


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2025 : Rank or add further suggestions…

Suggestions
One can suppress an outcry, but how does one act against silence? ~ Alfred de Vigny
 * 3 InvisibleSun 09:16, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 2 Kalki 11:39, 26 March 2007 (UTC) with a lean toward 3.
 * 3 because this is amazingly true. Those who are silent are even deadlier. I love this quote. Zarbon 04:40, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

A book is a bottle thrown into the sea on which this label should be attached: catch as catch can. ~ Alfred de Vigny
 * 3 InvisibleSun 09:16, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 3 Kalki 11:39, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 1 Zarbon 04:40, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

A lie can be halfway round the world before the truth has got its boots on. ~ James Callaghan
 * 4 Zarbon 20:42, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
 * 1 Kalki 19:32, 26 March 2009 (UTC) but leaning toward 0 because Callaghan was certainly not the originator of this expression, even in this wording, though he famously did say it.

A leader must have the courage to act against an expert's advice. ~ James Callaghan
 * 3 Zarbon 20:42, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
 * 3 Kalki 19:32, 26 March 2009 (UTC) with a lean toward 4.
 * 3 InvisibleSun 22:27, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

A leader has to appear consistent. That doesn't mean he has to be consistent. ~ James Callaghan
 * 3 Zarbon 20:42, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
 * 2 Kalki 19:32, 26 March 2009 (UTC) with a lean toward 3.
 * 2 InvisibleSun 22:27, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

Age, if nothing else, entitles me to set the record straight before I dissolve. I've given my memoirs far more thought than any of my marriages. You can't divorce a book. ~ Gloria Swanson
 * 3 Zarbon 20:42, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
 * 2 Kalki 19:32, 26 March 2009 (UTC)


 * 3 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 00:08, 27 March 2017 (UTC)


 * 3 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 00:08, 27 March 2017 (UTC)