Wer sein eigenes Leben und das seiner Mitmenschen als sinnlos empfindet, der ist nicht nur unglücklich, sondern kaum lebensfähig. Albert EinsteinDeutscher Physiker und Nobelpreisträger1879 – 1955

© Stefan Rogal(*1965), Autor, Herausgeber und Kolumnist

Definition: (adjective) Arousing or provoking laughter. Synonyms: amusing, comic, comical, funny, laughable, mirthful. Usage: The dramatic performance's unintentionally trite and risible dialogue drew hearty laughs from the audience. Discuss

verb tr.: To make gray. verb intr.: 1. To turn gray. 2. To fuss; to gripe or grumble. noun: 1. An animal with gray or grizzled fur. 2. Gray hair. adjective: 1. Having gray hair. 2. Gray.

Wenn die Zeit kommt, in der man könnte, ist die vorüber, in der man kann. Marie von Ebner-EschenbachÖsterreichische Schriftstellerin1830 – 1916

Peter Sirius(1858 – 1913), eigentlich Otto Kimmig, deutscher Gymnasialprofessor, Dichter und Aphoristiker

Definition: (verb) To give comfort or cheer to (a person) in time of sorrow or distress. Synonyms: comfort, console, soothe. Usage: I grieved quietly and solaced myself with the knowledge that she was in a better place. Discuss

noun: 1. Worship of the donkey or ass. 2. Devotion to foolishness.

© Helmut Glaßl(*1950), Dipl.-Ing., Aphoristiker aus Erfurt

© Lars-Christopher Voigts(*1972), Autor von “100 Bücher, die die Welt noch braucht”

Definition: (noun) The act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule. Synonyms: measuring. Usage: The mensuration of the faculties of the mind has, I believe, no place in the catalogue of known arts. Discuss

«L’amore è una motoslitta che corre all’impazzata nella tundra, poi improvvisamente fa una capriola e si ribalta bloccandoti sotto. Di notte arrivano i lupi.» (Matt Groening)

© Walter Jakoby(*1958), Wissenschaftler, Manager und Autor

Definition: (adjective) Having or marked by an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; greedy. Synonyms: rapacious, ravening. Usage: She was a voracious reader and loved to spend her afternoons at the library. Discuss

verb intr.: To build a nest.