Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

  People may doubt what you say, but they will believe what you do.

Search for the truth is the noblest occupation of man; its publication is a duty.

You cannot change anything in your life with intention alone, which can become a watered-down, occasional hope that you’ll get to tomorrow. Intention without action is useless.

Learning to meditate is the greatest gift you can give yourself. We must never forget that it is through our actions, words, and thoughts that we have a choice.

Philip Sidney: (Penshurst (Kent, England), 30 November 1554 – Arnhem, the Netherlands, 17 October 1586) Prominent figure in England during the time of Elizabeth I. He was a noted aristocrat, diplomat, patron and poet. He lives on in his famous sonnets. After his death ( the battle of Zutphen, near Warnsveld, Netherlands )a veritable cult… Lees verder Sir Philip Sidney

It’s best to sail on today’s wind.

Theodor Heuss: (Brackenheim (Württemberg), 31 January 1884 – Stuttgart, 12 December 1963) was a German politician and the first President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1949–1959). Heuss studied law and art history in Munich and Berlin. In 1908, he married Elly Knapp, with whom he had one son. After his studies, he worked for… Lees verder Theodor Heuss

The difference between a stupid man and a wise one is the stupid man’s inability to calculate the consequences of the action. The same goes for government.

There is a difference between knowing the path and walking the path.

Perhaps, somewhere, some day, at a less miserable time, we may see each other again.