Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

SPECIAL things are about to happen to me, and I receive them with excitement! I allow myself to receive prosperity with ease now. I am ready!

James Madison: (Port Conway (Virginia), 16 March 1751 – Montpelier (Virginia), 28 June 1836). American statesman and political philosopher. As president, he also owned a large tobacco plantation that worked in slavery. Between 1809 and 1817, he served as the fourth president of the United States. During his presidency, the country again went to war… Lees verder James Madison

Victoria Mary, Lady Nicolson: (née Sackville-West; 9 March 1892 – 2 June 1962). Usually known as Vita Sackville-West, was an English author and garden designer. Sackville-West was a successful novelist, poet and journalist, as well as a prolific letter writer and diarist. She published more than a dozen collections of poetry and 13 novels during… Lees verder Vita Sackville-West

Claude McKay: (Claredon, 15 September 1890 – Chicago, 22 May 1948). Jamaican-American writer and poet. In 1912, he moved from Jamaica to the United States for higher education. There, McKay became actively involved in political activism, inspired by the work of W.E.B. Du Bois. In 1914, he settled in New York, where he wrote the… Lees verder Claude Mckay

There’s something beautiful about keeping certain aspects of your life hidden. Maybe people and clouds are beautiful because you can’t see everything.

The mind is beautiful because of the paradox. It uses itself to understand itself.

If someone doesn’t value evidence, what evidence are you going to provide that they should value it? If someone doesn’t value logic, what logical argument could you provide to show the importance of logic?

Joseph Rudyard Kipling: (Bombay (British India), 30 December 1865 – London, 18 January 1936). British writer and poet. Among other works, he wrote The Jungle Book, which includes the stories about the little boy Mowgli being raised by wild animals. Several films were based on this, including by Disney. Beware of overconcern for money, or… Lees verder Rudyard Kipling

Thomas Fuller: (baptised 19 June 1608 – 16 August 1661). English churchman and historian. He is now remembered for his writings, particularly his Worthies of England, published in 1662, after his death. He was a prolific author, and one of the first English writers able to live by his pen (and his many patrons). Beware… Lees verder Thomas Fuller

Thomas Aquinas: Aquinas of Thomas Aquinas. (Roccasecca, ± 1225 – Priverno, Fossanova Abbey, 7 March 1274). Italian philosopher and theologian, counted among the scholastics. He is the most influential systematic thinker in theological and philosophical fields of the Middle Ages. His works remained highly regarded in the Catholic Church for centuries. Believing is an act… Lees verder Thomas Aquinas