O levend sterven! Breek dan mijne kracht
Die zwakheid bleek toen ik haar heb beproefd!
Wisch uit dit leege leven, dat bedroeft
Ten doode toe, schoon vèr blijft doodemacht.

MARIE BODDAERT (1844-1914) #botd #6januari

Uit het #gedicht 'O, levend sterven!', in 'Naar lichte hoogten, nagelaten verzen', #1916 #poëzie

#delpher: https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMKB31:022415000:00044 @kbnationalebibliotheek

And a happy bday to Uncle Bill! #BOTD

Een leven ligt verbeeld in de enkele gedichten,
die bij ’t verstrijken van de jaren schaars ontstaan:
zij liggen wijd verspreid, zooals de vuren aan
de kust, die land en zee gedeeltelijk verlichten.

JAN PRINS (1876-1948) #botd #5februari

uit het #gedicht 'De lichten' in de bundel 'Tochten' (#1911).

#Delpher: https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMKB18A:024565000:00055
#dbnl: https://www.dbnl.org/arch/prin006toch03_01/pag/prin006toch03_01.pdf @kbnationalebibliotheek

“True patriotism, it seems to me, is based on tolerance and a large measure of humility.” — Adlai Stevenson, "The Nature of Patriotism," American Legion Convention, Madison Square Garden, New York City (01952-08-27)
#BOTD #AdlaiStevenson #QOTD #Quotation #Quote #patriotism

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'De mens is op de wereld gezet om de andere mensen een hak te zetten. Wie dat niet doorheeft, is al dood voor hij geboren is.'

LOUIS FERRON (1942-2005)
#botd #4februari

Uit: "De Walsenkoning", 1993

#Bibliotheek: https://www.bibliotheek.nl/catalogus/titel.113164416.html/de-walsenkoning/ #boek #roman

Kazimierz Kuratowski https://zbmath.org/authors/kuratowski.kazimierz, famous for his work on topology and set theory, was #botd 130 years ago. Vol 1 of the 1966 edition of his book on 'Topology' was reviewed in https://zbmath.org/0158.40802.

“And now there is merely silence, silence, silence, saying All we did not know.” — William Rose Benét, Sagacity
#BOTD #WilliamRoseBenet #QOTD #Quotation #Quote #Silence

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“And now there is merely silence, silence, silence, saying All we did not know.” — William Rose Benét, Sagacity

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“I hate a conscience. It's always making you feel low down and disreputable. I don't believe I will say anything to my children about one, and let them have some peace.” — Kate Langley Bosher, Mary Cary
#BOTD #KateLangleyBosher #Quotation #QOTD #Quote #Conscience

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“I hate a conscience. It’s always making you feel low down and disreputable. I don’t believe I will say anything to my children about one, and let them have some peace.” — Kate Langley …

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