Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Ludwig Andreas Feuerbach: (Landshut, 28 July 1804 – Rechenberg-Nuremberg, 13 September 1872). German philosopher. His father was the well-known jurist Paul von Feuerbach. A dogma is nothing more than an explicit prohibition to think. Where there is no love there is no truth. No one judges more harshly than the uneducated. He knows neither reasons… Lees verder Ludwig Feuerbach

On the 20th of August, thousands of people fly kites.

Matthias Claudius: (pseudonym Asmus, Reinfeld (Holstein), 15 August 1740 – Hamburg, 21 January 1815) German poet and journalist, known as a lyric poet with folksy, highly sensitive verse. The truth does not conform to us, but we must conform to it. Don’t say everything you know, but always know what you say. The greatest honor… Lees verder Matthias Claudius

Blaise Pascal: (Clermont-Ferrand, 19 June 1623-Paris, 19 August 1662). French mathematician, physicist, philosopher, Catholic theologian and apologist. I have only made this letter longer because I have not had the time to make it shorter Contradiction is not a mark of falsity, nor is incontradiction a mark of truth.    

Victor Klemperer: (Landsberg an der Warthe, 9 October 1881 – Dresden, 11 February 1960). German-Jewish philologist and author of LTI – Notizbuch eines Philologen and his diaries, in which he meticulously documented his Ausgrenzung, his exclusion from German society. Those who think do not want to be persuaded, but convinced; those who think systematically are… Lees verder Victor Klemperer

Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky: ( Zavrazhye, Ivanovo Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, 4 April 1932 – Paris, France, 29 December 1986) Soviet film director and screenwriter of Russian origin. He has been widely considered one of the best directors in cinema history. His films explore spiritual and metaphysical themes and are known for their slow pacing… Lees verder Andrei Tarkovsky

Katherine Roberts Maher: (born April 18, 1983) American businesswoman. She is the chief executive officer (CEO) and president of National Public Radio (NPR) since March 2024. Prior to NPR, she was the CEO of Web Summit and chair of the board of directors at the Signal Foundation. She transitioned to the role of non-executive chairperson… Lees verder Katherine Mayer

Yann Martel: (Salamanca, 25 June 1963) is a Canadian writer. Yann Martel was born in Spain in 1963 and lived in Alaska, Costa Rica, France and Mexico, among other places, as his father worked as a teacher and diplomat. Travelling is in his blood, and later in life he lived in Iran, Turkey and India,… Lees verder Yann Martel

Roger de Rabutin: Comte de Bussy (13 April 1618 – 9 April 1693) Commonly known as Bussy-Rabutin, was a French memoirist. He was the cousin and frequent correspondent of Madame de Sévigné. Born at Epiry, near Autun, he represented a family of distinction in Burgundy, and his father, Léonor de Rabutin, was lieutenant general of… Lees verder Roger de Bussy-Rabutin

Robin George Collingwood: (22 February 1889 – 9 January 1943) English philosopher and historian. Born at Cartmel, Grange-over-Sands in Lancashire, he was a son of the academic W.G. Collingwood. He was educated at Rugby School and at the prestigious University of Oxford. His contributions in philosophy are mainly in the fields of philosophy of art… Lees verder Robin George Collingwood