Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

There can be no liberty unless there is economic liberty.

Jane Novak: Best-selling author, international speaker, energy expert and healer. She empowers sensitive people to feel alive again, break free from toxic relationships and tap peace-filled life. Jane is a world-renowned thought leader on helping sensitive people thrive and succeed. She is on a mission to empower women and men of any age to fall… Lees verder Jane Lightworker

Henry Louis Mencken: (September 12, 1880 – January 29, 1956). American journalist, essayist, satirist, cultural critic, and scholar of American English. He commented widely on the social scene, literature, music, prominent politicians, and contemporary movements. His satirical reporting on the Scopes Trial, which he dubbed the “Monkey Trial”, also gained him attention. The term Menckenian… Lees verder H. L. Mencken

The foolish reject what they see, not what they think; the wise reject what they think, not what they see. Observe things as they are and don’t pay attention to other people.

Sometimes good people make bad choices. It doesn’t mean they are bad people. It means they’re human.

Thomas Jefferson: (Shadwell (Virginia), USA, 13 April 1743 – Monticello near Charlottesville (Virginia), USA, 4 July 1826) was an American statesman, philosopher, architect, slaveholder[2] and archaeologist. He was the third president of the United States. The draft of the Declaration of Independence of 1776 (adopted on the 4th of July that year) was largely to… Lees verder Thomas Jefferson

Lin Yutang: (10 October 1895 – 26 March 1976). Chinese writer, linguist, and inventor. A prolific bilingual writer in both Chinese and English, he was celebrated for pioneering a humorous prose style in modern Chinese literature and for serving as a cultural bridge between China and the West, most notably through My Country and My… Lees verder Lin Yutang

Cyril Vernon Connolly: (Coventry, 10 September 1903 – London, 26 November 1974). English intellectual, literary critic and writer, also writing under the pseudonym Palinurus. Connolly was the son of a military man and studied at Eton (where he became friends with George Orwell) and the University of Oxford. At a young age, he became a… Lees verder Cyril Connolly

James Alonzo “Jim” Bishop: (November 21, 1907 – July 26, 1987). American journalist and author. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey. Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons.

If you break your neck, if you have nothing to eat, if your house is on fire, then you got a problem. Everything else is inconvenience.