Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

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

Robert Hall Weir: (born as on 16 October 1947) Iconic American musician, best known as a founding member of the legendary rock band Grateful Dead. He joined the Grateful Dead in 1965 when he was only 17 years old. First he was a member of ‘Mother McCree’s Uptown Jug Champions’ along with Jerry Garcia in… Lees verder Bob Weir

Shelley Roes: Shelley and Lars Roes from Brisbane, Australia, sold everything they owned in April 2017, quit their full-time professional jobs, and embarked on a trip around the world The couple together run the travel blog “Lifejourney4two” in which they share their experiences as full-time travellers. The hype for Christmas in July certainly seems quite… Lees verder Shelley Roes