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The Wit of George
Bernard Shaw
“You
see things; and you say, 'Why?'
But I
dream things that never were; and I say, 'Why not?'”
“Life
isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”
“We
don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.”
“A gentleman is one who puts more into the
world than he takes out.”
“You use a glass mirror to see your face; you
use works of art to see your soul”
“We should all be obliged to appear before a
board every five years and justify our existence...on pain of liquidation.”
“The
minority is sometimes right; the majority always wrong.”
“The
power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who haven't
got it.”
“Imagination
is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire,
you
will what you imagine and at last you create what you will.”
“The
fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than the
fact than a drunken man is happier than a sober one”
“Two
percent of the people think; three percent of the people think they think; and
ninety-five percent of the people would rather die than think.”
“Human
beings are the only animals of which I am thoroughly and cravenly afraid.”
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Showing posts with label Xochimilco. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Xochimilco. Show all posts
Thursday, December 5, 2013
The Red Boat
Sunday, December 1, 2013
Xochimilco - Looking Out
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Xoloitzcuintle
/ Mexican hairless dog
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Xochimilco, the
borough is centered on the formerly independent city of Xochimilco, which was
established on what was the southern shore of Lake
Xochimilco in the pre-Hispanic period. Today, the borough
consists of the eighteen “barrios” or neighborhoods of this city along with
fourteen “pueblos” or villages that surround it, covering an area of
125 km2 (48 sq mi). While the borough is somewhat in the
geographic center of the Federal District, it is considered to be “south” and
has an identity separate from the historic center of Mexico City.
This is due to its historic separation from that city during most of its
history. Xochimilco is best known for its canals, which are left from what was
an extensive lake and canal system that connected most of the settlements of
the Valley of Mexico. These canals, along with
artificial islands called chinampas, attract tourists and other city residents to ride
on colorful gondola-like
boats called “trajineras”
around the 170 km (110 mi) of canals. This canal and chinampa system,
as a vestige of the area’s pre-Hispanic past, has made Xochimilco a World Heritage Site. [Wiki]
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Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Merry Christmas / Feliz Navidad
... Till, ringing, singing on its way
The world revolved from night to day,
A voice, a chime,
A chant sublime
Of peace on Earth, good-will to men!
Fragment from Christmas Bells by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
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Gracias por su visita / Thanks for visiting.
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
The Ice Cream Vendors
Ice Cream Vendors at Flower Market in Xochimilco, south of the city. Flavors: Tamarind, Mango with Chili, Mamey, Lemon, Strawberry, etc.
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Gracias por su visita / Thanks for visiting.
Thursday, September 4, 2008
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