Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Samuel Johnson: (Lichfield, 18 September 1709 – London, 13 December 1784). Called Dr Johnson, was an English lexicographer, poet, essayist and literary critic. In his time, Johnson was one of the leading figures of London’s literary and intellectual milieu. He was a hard worker, who constantly complained about his laziness, a socially minded man, weighed… Lees verder Samuel Johnson

Jean de La Bruyère: (Paris, 16 August 1645 – Versailles, 10 May 1696). French writer and moralist. He became best known for his work Les Caractères de Théophraste, traduits du grec, avec les caractères ou les mœurs de ce siècle with satirical portraits of his contemporaries. It seems that it is less rare to pass… Lees verder Jean de la Bruyère

Take care of yourselves, and each other.

Orchestra: a group of people who have discovered that you are less bothered by music if you make it yourself.

If you look for the light, you can often find it. But if you look for the dark that is all you will ever see.

Henry Charles Bukowski: (Andernach (Germany), 16 August 1920 – San Pedro (California, USA, 9 March 1994). American writer and poet. The urban landscape and atmosphere of his hometown of Los Angeles had a profound influence on his work. In turn, he influenced some of his contemporaries and his style was often imitated. He was a… Lees verder Charles Bukowski

Blaise Pascal: (Clermont-Ferrand, 19 June 1623 – Paris, 19 August 1662). French mathematician and physicist, Christian philosopher, theologian and apologist. Pascal was a Catholic who also had a great influence on Protestantism. And if a craftsman was sure to dream for 12 hours every night that he is king, I think he would be almost… Lees verder Blaise Pascal

All earthly happiness is based on a compromise between dream and reality.

Each of us is put here in this time and this place to personally decide the future of humankind. Did you think the Creator would create unnecessary people in a time of such terrible danger? Know that you yourself are essential to this world. Nothing in Nature lives for itself. Rivers don´t drink their own… Lees verder Native American proverbs

In silence our senses come alive… We see the beauty around us more clearly, learn to listen to the language of silence, feel and smell the earth so pure and taste the sweetness of the air we breathe.