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Imperial House of Hapsburg - Provides information about the House of Austria and the dynasty that spanned half a millennium. Maps and pictures.
Austrian Genealogy - Genealogical research in Austria, the former duchies, countships, crown lands and other territories. Information about history and geography, surname searches and has a service allowing interactive posting of queries.
Austria Photo Essay - Private page containing photographs from Austrian archives celebrating the history, life, culture and experience of being in Austria and for children surviving the second World War in Austria and in other countries.
The History of Austria - dedicated to the history of Austria, with history, pictures, maps, genealogies, and related links.
Olga's Gallery - The Last Habsburgs - Biographies of the Emperor Franz Josef and his wife Empress Elisabeth.
Austro-Hungarian Land Forces 1848-1918 - Documenting the organisational history of the Austro-Hungarian land forces 1848-1918. Includes the order of battle, regimental histories, biographies, uniforms and decorations
Andreas Hofer - Dedicated to the nineteenth century Austrian freedom fighter. Includes genealogy information, his farewell letter, timeline, and wax seal.
Empress Elisabeth - Enthusiast page which includes English translations of some of Sissi's poems, a short biography and pictures.
HABSBURG - H-Net discussion group dedicated to history and culture of the former Habsburg lands and peoples from 1500 to present. Features subject overview, archives, papers, affiliations, book exchange, reviews, search, links to related lists and resources, and subscription details. [English and all languages of the former Habsburg Monarchy.]
I believe God is managing affairs and that He doesn't need any advice from me. With God in charge, I believe everything will work out for the best in the end. So what is there to worry about. -- Hen Destiny is but a phrase of the weak human heart - the dark apology for every error. The strong and virtuous admit no destiny. On earth conscience guides; in heaven God watches. And destiny is but th Old soldiers never die, they just fade away. -- General Douglas MacArthur "Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishments." (Anonymous) If it weren't for electricity we'd all be watching television by candlelight. -- George Gobel History "In all affairs it's a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted." (Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 1872-1970) There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home. -- Kenneth H. Olson, President of DEC, Convention of the World Future Society, 1977 Trust, but verify. -- Ronald Reagan History The gods gave man fire and he invented fire engines. They gave him love and he invented marriage. "There are some enterprises in which a careful disorderliness is the true method." (Herman Melville, Moby Dick) "Over grown military establishments are under any form of government inauspicious to liberty, and are to be regarded as particularly hostile to republican liberty." (George Washington) I've sometimes thought of marrying, and then I've thought again. -- Noel Coward Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. the foundation of such a method is love. -- Martin Luther King, Jr. History Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ign Inanimate objects are classified scientifically into three categories-- those that don't work, those that break down, and those that get lost. -- Russell Baker "The rules for parents are but three... Love, Limit, and Let them be." (Elaine M. Ward) History Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there. -- Will Rogers Love is only the game that is not called on account of darkness. -- M. Hirschfield Guys are lucky because they get to grow mustaches. I wish I could. It's like having a little pet for your face. -- Anita Wise "I have learned that to be with those I like is enough." (Walt Whitman) "Employees make the best dates. You don't have to pick them up and they're always tax-deductible." (Andy Warhol, Andy Warhol's Exposures, 1980) History Marriage was all a woman's idea and for man's acceptance of the pretty yoke, it becomes us to be grateful. -- Phyllis McGinley Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. -- T.S. Eliot We can do no great things; only small things with great love. -- Mother Teresa History "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world, indeed it is the only thing that ever has." (Margaret Mead, 1901-78) "A woman may very well form a friendship with a man, but for this to endure, it must be assisted by a little physical antipathy." (Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche) "It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend." (William Blake) Don't ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up. -- Robert Frost "The mark of our time is its revulsion against imposed patterns." (Marshall McLuhan) History "When you have nothing to say, say nothing." (Charles Caleb Colton) You can't shake hands with a clenched fist. -- Indira Gandhi The great man fights the elements in his time that hinder his own greatness, in other words his own freedom and sincerity." (Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche) History Learning is what most adults will do for a living in the 21st century. -- Bob Perelman blah "A subject for a great poet would be God's boredom after the seventh day of creation." (Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche) What is the answer? In that case, what is the question? -- Gertrude Stein, dying words Honor's a thing too subtle for wisdom; if honor lie in eating, he's right honorable. -- Beaumont, Francis Who, being loved, is poor? -- Oscar Wilde History To expect defeat is nine-tenths of defeat itself. -- Francis Crawford I am become death, shatterer of worlds. -- Robert J. Oppenheimer, citing from the Bhagavadgita, after witnessing the world's first nuclear explosion This book fills a much-needed gap. - Moses Hadas in a review History Defeat never comes to any man until he admits it. -- Josephus Daniels May you learn to perform miracles: earn a living and marry off your daughters. Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illumines it. -- Martin Luther King, Jr. I just need enough to tide me over until I need more. -- Bill Hoest "I've never let my school interfere with my education." (Mark Twain) History Conversation, fastidious Goddess, loves blood better than brick, and feasts most subtly on the human will. -- Virginia Woolf, Mrs. Dalloway I'm living so far beyond my income that we may almost be said to be living apart. - e e cummings Opportunity may knock only once, but temptation leans on the doorbell. -- Anonymous History "Everybody knows that if you are too careful, you become so occupied in being careful that you are sure to stumble over something." (Gertrude Stein) "To educate educators! But the first ones must educate themselves! And for these I write." (Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche) We always believe our first love is our last, and our last love our first. -- Anonymous You probably wouldn't worry about what people think of you if you could know how seldom they do. -- Olin Miller If it weren't for electricity we'd all be watching television by candlelight. -- George Gobel History Marriage is a lottery, but you can't tear up your ticket if you lose. -- F. M. Knowles English Law prohibits a man from marrying his mother-in-law. This is our idea of useless legislation. I believe in getting into hot water; it keeps you clean. -- G. K. Chesterton History It's important to be open-minded, but not SO open-minded that your brains fall out. -- Rick Radebaugh Elegance of language may not be in the power of all of us; but simplicity and straight forwardness are. Write much as you would speak; speak as you think. If with your inferior, speak no coarser tha The surest way to make a monkey of a man is to quote him. -- Robert Benchley There's a way of transferring funds that is even faster than electronic banking. It's called marriage. -- James Holt McGavran "Every act of violence increases the recruitment of terrorists. Iraq has been turned into a base of terror." (Noam Chomsky, from The Toronto Star, March 23, 2004) History No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem. -- Booker T. Washington "Being born is like being kidnapped. And then sold into slavery." (Andy Warhol) Never tell. Not if you love your wife... In fact, if your old lady walks in on you, deny it. Yeah. Just flat out and she'll believe it: "I'm tellin' ya. This chick came downstairs with a sign around History All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusion is called a philosopher. - Ambrose Bierce Blessed is he who has learned to laugh at himself, for he shall never cease to be entertained. -- John Powell Beauty as we feel it is something indescribable; what it is or what it means can never be said. -- George Santayana He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose -- Jim Elliott We had a lot in common. I loved him and he loved him. -- Shelley Winters History Truth is more of a stranger than fiction. -- Mark Twain Don't be so humble - you are not that great. - Golda Meir (1898-1978) to a visiting diplomat I'm proud to be paying taxes in the United States. The only thing is - I could be just as proud for half the money. -- Arthur Godfrey History "Self-confidence is the first requisite for achieving great things." (Samuel Johnson) Duct tape is like the Force. It has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the universe together.... -- Carl Zwanzig Work expands to fill the time available. -- PARKINSON'S LAW In America, anybody can be president. That's one of the risks you take. -- Adlai Stevenson "We already have the statistics for the future: the growth percentages of pollution, overpopulation, desertification. The future is already in place." (Günther Grass, Winner of the Nobel Prize for Li History A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out. -- Walter Winchell blah "If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves." (Thomas Alva Edison) When Baby's cries grew hard to bear I popped him in the Frigidaire. I never would have done so if I'd known that he'd be frozen stiff. My wife said, "George, I'm so unhappy! Our darling's now comple History Better watch out that you won't become a television set in your next life. --Loesje "Death solves all problems--no man, no problem." (Josef Stalin) "Some people wear their heart up on their sleeve. I wear mine underneath my right pant leg, strapped to my boot." (Ani Difranco) "Education is the process of driving a set of prejudices down your throat." (Martin H. Fischer) Democracy is a government where you can say what you think even if you don't think. -- Anon. History Live truth instead of professing it. -- Elbert Hubbard "Pleasant words are a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul and healing to the bones." (Bible, Proverbs 16:24) "I'm so insane, I voted for Eisenhower." "Oh yeah, well I'm so insane, I voted for Eisenhower TWICE!" -- Ken Kesey from "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" History
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