Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Charles Péguy: (Orleans, 7 January 1873 – Villeroy, 5 September 1914). French writer, poet and essayist. He died in the First Battle of the Marne. He who does not bellow the truth when he knows the truth makes himself the accomplice of liars and forgers. Tyranny is always better organised than freedom.

The further a society drifts from the truth the more it will hate those who speak it.

We come into this world head first and go out feet first; in between, it is all a matter of balance.

Benoîte Groult: (Paris, 31 January 1920 – Hyeres, 20 June 2016) French feminist writer. Passion is an all-consuming desire for the other. That disappears when you are with someone on a daily basis. Most people only dream of passion, others have less need for it, they are loyal and not so adventurous. In the end,… Lees verder Benoîte Groult

What you keep to yourself you lose, what you give away, you keep forever.

The most basic of all human needs is the need to understand and be understood.

When you dance to your own rhythm, people may not understand you; they may even hate you. But mostly they’ll wish they had the courage to do the same.

Healing is a choice. It is not an easy one because it takes work to turn around your habits. But keep making the choice and shifts will happen.

Brooke Hampton: American writer and entrepreneur, known as the author of ‘Enchanted Cedar’. She is also active under the name “Barefoot Five”, which says a lot about her philosophy of life. She has built a large following on social media with her statements about living a wild and simple life, close to nature. No, we… Lees verder Brooke Hampton

A considerable percentage of the people we meet on the street are people who are empty inside, that is, they are actually already dead. It is fortunate for us that we do not see and do not know it. If we knew what a number of people are actually deadand what a number of these… Lees verder George Ivanovitsj Gurdjieff