Plutarchus

Plutarchus: Ploutarchos, Ancient Greek: Πλούταρχος, or Plutarchus, Roman name: L. Mestrius Plutarchus. Important historian and philosopher from the time of ancient Greece. He lived from around 46 to at least 120 AD; his exact date of death is not known. The brain is not a glass to fill, but a lamp to light. What we… Lees verder Plutarchus

Plutarchus

Plutarchus: Ploutarchos, Oudgrieks: Πλούταρχος, of Plutarchus, Romeinse naam: L. Mestrius Plutarchus. Belangrijke historicus en filosoof uit de tijd van het oude Griekenland. Hij leefde van omstreeks 46 tot minstens 120 n.Chr., zijn precieze datum van overlijden is niet bekend. De hersenen zijn geen glas om te vullen, maar een lamp om aan te steken. Wat… Lees verder Plutarchus

Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore, or Thakur: (Calcutta, 7 May 1861 – there, 7 August 1941) Famous Indian poet, novelist and playwright. He also practised painting and also spoke Esperanto. He was also the first Indian winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913. Tagore wrote the Indian and Bengali national anthems. I slept, and dreamed that… Lees verder Rabindranath Tagore

Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau: Born as David Henry Thoreau. (Concord (Massachusetts), 12 July 1817 – there, 6 May 1862). American essayist, teacher, social philosopher, naturalist and poet. The question is not what you look at, but what you see. Experience is in the fingers and head. The heart is inexperienced. – If one advances confidently in… Lees verder Henry David Thoreau