Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

From every place the descent to the underworld is the same.

Cornelis (Kees) Boeke: (Alkmaar, 25 September 1884 – Amsterdam, 3 July 1966). Dutch pedagogue with his own vision of education. In 1926, together with Beatrice Cadbury, he founded his own school, the Werkplaats Kindergemeenschap (WP) in Bilthoven. In it, he developed his own vision of education, which included the joint participation of pupils and teachers… Lees verder Kees Boeke

Much knowledge does not bring wisdom. One cannot step into the same river twice. To be evenminded is the greatest virtue. Wisdom is to speak the truth and act in keeping with its nature.

Be careful who you trust, the devil was once an angel. Sometimes you just need to distance yourself from people. If they care, they’ll notice. If they don’t , you know where you stand.

It’s better to be your genuine self and have fewer of the right kinds of people in your life than to surround yourself with those who only accept you as long as you conform to their idea of who you should be.

There is only one sin, only one, and that is theft. Every other sin is a variation of theft. That’s the thing about people who mean everything they say. They think everyone else does too.

Mark Van Doren: (Hope, Vermilion County, Illinois, 13 June 1894 – Torrington, Connecticut, 10 December 1972). American poet, literature professor and critic. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1940. June in the branches sleeps its fill, July and August are dead still.

Aspen Matis: Boston, Massachusetts, USA, a freshman at Colorado College in 2008 when she was raped by a fellow student in her dorm room. After the school determined that her report about the incident was ‘inconclusive’, Aspen dropped out, and set off to conquer the Pacific Crest Trail, the same route traveled by Cheryl Strayed… Lees verder Aspen Matis

Robert William Chambers: (Brooklyn (New York), 26 May 1865 – New York, 16 December 1933). American writer and illustrator. What dreams we have dreamed, and what visions we have seen, lying idly with half-shut eyes in some greenwood shaw, sheltering from July’s noonday sun.

Jerry Orbach: (New York, 20 October 1935 – Manhattan, New York, 28 December 2004) was an American actor. Orbach played on a football team in his youth. Later, he worked at the Chevy Chase Country Club. His most famous work was for the television series Law & Order. Orbach played the role of Detective Lennie… Lees verder Jerry Orbach