Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

I will try. I will step from the house to see what I see and hear and I will praise it. I did not come into this world to be comforted. I came, like red bird, to sing. Heart, I implore you, it’s time to come back from the dark. The dream of my life,… Lees verder Mary Oliver

Go in the water, there’s a crocodile. Come up on land, there’s a tiger.

Doris Lessing: Maiden name: Doris May Tayler. (Kermanshah (Persia), 22 October 1919 – London, 17 November 2013) British writer, who also wrote under the name Jane Somers. She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2007. Her work reflects deep engagement with political and human issues, but is also autobiographical, describing then her African… Lees verder Doris Lessing

Martin Luther King, born Michael King: (Atlanta, 15 January 1929 – Memphis, 4 April 1968). American Baptist minister, political leader and one of the most prominent members of the African-American civil rights movement. King became famous in the 1950s and 1960s for his non-violent opposition to racial segregation in the United States, including marching on… Lees verder Martin Luther King

Thích Nhất Hạnh: (born Nguyễn Xuân Bảo) (Huế (Union of Indochina), 11 October 1926 – Huế (Vietnam), 22 January 2022) was a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, peace activist, poet and writer who lived in France as an exile for much of his life. Throughout his life, he campaigned for peace, non-violence and the alleviation of suffering.… Lees verder Thích Nhất Hạnh

Simone Adolphine Weil: (Paris, France, 3 February 1909 – Ashford, Kent, England, 24 August 1943). French Jewish philosopher and political activist. Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity. Loving the truth means enduring emptiness, and thus accepting death. Truth is on the side of death. The weapons of a sovereign state apparatus cannot… Lees verder Simone Weil

Don’t be afraid to ask a question that may sound stupid, because 99% of the time everyone else is thinking of the same question and is too embarrassed to ask it. Always demand a deadline. A deadline weeds out the extraneous and the ordinary. It prevents you from trying to make it perfect, so you… Lees verder Kevin Kelly

You will never be who you want to be, until you are happy with who you are.

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.: (March 8, 1841 – March 6, 1935) American jurist who served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1902 to 1932. Holmes is one of the most widely cited and influential Supreme Court justices in American history, noted for his long tenure on the Court and for his… Lees verder Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

Emanuel James Rohn: (September 17, 1930 – December 5, 2009). Professionally known as Jim Rohn. American entrepreneur, author, and motivational speaker. He wrote numerous books including How to obtain wealth and happiness. Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment Give whatever you are doing and whoever you are with the gift of your attention.