Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

People raised on on love see things differently than those raised on survival.

A revolutionary career does not lead to banquets and honorary titles, interesting research and professorial wages. It leads to misery, disgrace, ingratitude, prison and a voyage into the unknown, illuminated by only an almost superhuman belief.

Philip James Bailey: (22 April 1816 – 6 September 1902). English poet, best known as the author of Festus. The truth of truths is love. Where doubt there truth is – ’tis her shadow.

You are here to live. Not to earn, not to stress, not to prove, not even to please. Just to live.

People who fight fire with fire usually end up with ashes.

John Michael Green: (born Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. August 24, 1977) American author, YouTuber, podcaster, and philanthropist. That’s always seemed so ridiculous to me, that people want to be around someone because they’re pretty. It’s like picking your breakfeast cereals based on color instead of taste. It always shocked me when I realized that I wasn’t… Lees verder John Green

Benedict de Spinoza: Latinised form of Baruch Spinoza. (Amsterdam, 24 November 1632 – The Hague, 21 February 1677). Dutch philosopher, political thinker and exegete of the Golden Age. He is considered one of the founders of rationalism, and one of the inspirers of the Enlightenment. To earn a living, he dragged glasses and lenses for… Lees verder Spinoza

Dreams are illustrations from the book your soul is writing about you.

Those who keep dreaming for too long start looking like their shadow. If only hard work were necessary for success, a farmer would be king. Life Is a Cycle of Happiness, Sadness, Clarity, and Confusion.

Cecil Day-Lewis: (Ballintubber, County Mayo, Ireland, 27 April 1904 – Hadley Wood, Enfield, England, 22 May 1972). Irish-English poet and prose writer. In 1968, he was appointed British Poet Laureate to succeed John Masefield. He published under the name C. Day Lewis; under the pseudonym Nicholas Blake, he wrote 20 detective novels. The river this… Lees verder Cecil Day-Lewis