September 29

September 29 Quotes of the day from previous years:


 * 2003
 * Outside of the killings, DC has one of the lowest crime rates in the country. ~ Marion Barry
 * selected by Nanobug


 * 2004
 * We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men; and among those fibers, as sympathetic threads, our actions run as causes, and they come back to us as effects. ~ Henry Melvill (originally misattributed to Herman Melville)
 * selected by Kalki


 * 2005
 * There are two possible outcomes: If the result confirms the hypothesis, then you've made a measurement. If the result is contrary to the hypothesis, then you've made a discovery. ~ attributed to Enrico Fermi (born 29 September 1901)
 * proposed by IP 65.110.28.95


 * 2006
 * Faith which does not doubt is dead faith. ~ Miguel de Unamuno (born 29 September 1864)
 * proposed by InvisibleSun


 * 2007
 * Honesty is the best policy, I will stick to that. The good shall have my hand and heart, but the bad neither foot nor fellowship. And in my mind, the main point of governing, is to make a good beginning. ~ Miguel de Cervantes (born 29 September 1547)
 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2008
 * It is sad not to be loved, but it is much sadder not to be able to love. ~ Miguel de Unamuno
 * proposed by Zarbon


 * 2009
 * I must speak the truth, and nothing but the truth. ~ Miguel de Cervantes
 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2010
 * The truth is that my work — I was going to say my mission — is to shatter the faith of men here, there, and everywhere, faith in affirmation, faith in negation, and faith in abstention in faith, and this for the sake of faith in faith itself; it is to war against all those who submit, whether it be to Catholicism, or to rationalism, or to agnosticism; it is to make all men live the life of inquietude and passionate desire. ~ Miguel de Unamuno
 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2011
 * At that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book. And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever. But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased. ~ Book of Daniel (Ch. 12), the first mention of Michael, for Michaelmas, 29 September.
 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2012


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2013


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2014


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2015


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2016


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2017


 * proposed by Kalki for Michaelmas.


 * 2018


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2019


 * proposed by Zarbon


 * 2020


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2021


 * proposed by Zarbon


 * 2022


 * proposed by Zarbon


 * 2023


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2024 : Rank or add further suggestions…

Suggestions
Stop quoting laws, we carry weapons! ~ Pompey (born September 29)
 * 3 because words can only go so far. Pompey says it brilliantly. Zarbon 06:02, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
 * 2 Kalki 21:38, 28 September 2008 (UTC) with a lean toward 3 or even 4.
 * 2 InvisibleSun 21:47, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
 * 3 DanielTom (talk) 23:08, 31 August 2013 (UTC)

Let none presume to tell me that the pen is preferable to the sword. ~ Miguel de Cervantes (born September 29)
 * 3 because the pen can write and yes, it has become powerful, but the sword remains powerful and will always remain powerful. Zarbon 17:23, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
 * 2 Kalki 21:38, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
 * 2 InvisibleSun 21:47, 28 September 2008 (UTC)

Consciousness is a disease. ~ Miguel de Unamuno
 * 3 because not seeing is sometimes better than seeing and to always be conscious destroys a person's moral standards, especially after witnessing what a person witnesses nowadays. Zarbon 16:05, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
 * 2 Kalki 21:38, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
 * 2 InvisibleSun 21:47, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
 * 3 DanielTom (talk) 23:08, 31 August 2013 (UTC)

Everything vital is, not only irrational, but anti-rational, and everything rational is anti-vital. ~ Miguel de Unamuno
 * 3 because what is good for others, may not be good for you, and what is good for you, may most certainly not be good for others. Zarbon 16:05, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
 * 2 Kalki 21:38, 28 September 2008 (UTC) with a slight lean toward 3.
 * 2 InvisibleSun 21:47, 28 September 2008 (UTC)

Firstly you must always implicitly obey orders, without attempting to form any opinion of your own regarding their propriety. ~ Horatio Nelson
 * 3 and leaning towards a 4. This is what I live for. This is another quote that defines me. Well said Mr. Nelson. Zarbon 05:05, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
 * 1 Kalki 21:38, 28 September 2008 (UTC) The false ideals of absolute obligation to obedience of any mortal's commands or demands, are always a part of the ideologies of slaves of true evil, even when those who would be obeyed are thought of as wise or well intentioned, whether simply by themselves or even by many others.
 * 2 InvisibleSun 21:47, 28 September 2008 (UTC)

Something must be left to chance; nothing is sure in a sea fight above all. ~ Horatio Nelson
 * 3 Kalki 23:07, 28 September 2009 (UTC) with a lean toward 4.

First gain the victory and then make the best use of it you can. ~ Horatio Nelson
 * 3 Kalki 23:07, 28 September 2009 (UTC) with a strong lean toward 4.
 * 3 DanielTom (talk) 23:08, 31 August 2013 (UTC)

The moon, full-orbed, forsakes her watery cave, And lifts her lovely head above the wave; The snowy splendours of her modest ray Stream over the glistening waves, and quivering play; Around her, glittering on the heaven's arched brow, Unnumbered stars, enclosed in azure, glow, Thick as the dew-drops of the April dawn, Or May-flowers crowding over the daisy lawn; The canvas whitens in the silvery beam, And with a mild pale-red the pendants gleam; The masts' tall shadows tremble over the deep; The peaceful winds a holy silence keep. ~ William Julius Mickle
 * 2 DanielTom (talk) 18:34, 29 September 2017 (UTC)
 * 2 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 23:52, 27 September 2014 (UTC) but there are many by Miguel de Cervantes, Miguel de Unamuno, or related to the Archangel Micheal for Michaelmas which I am likely to long prefer.


 * 3 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 17:23, 6 February 2015 (UTC)