Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Lewis Carroll: Pseudonym of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. (Daresbury, 27 January 1832 – Guildford, 14 January 1898). English deacon in the Anglican Church, mathematician and logician, who became best known for his children’s books. He was the third child and eldest son in a family of 11 children. In January 1851, he left for Oxford, where… Lees verder Lewis Caroll

Sceptics are generally ready to believe anything, provided it is sufficiently improbable. The sceptic only stumbles at matter of fact. True hope is based on energy of character. A strong mind always hopes!! Hope begets courage. He who can plant courage in the human soul is the best physician. He who can take advice is… Lees verder Karl Ludwig von Knebel

People want to hear songs with the words they’re afraid to say.

Eckhart Tolle: Born as Ulrich Leonard Tölle. (Lünen, Germany, 16 February 1948). German teacher and author on spirituality. His first book ‘The Power of Now’ became a bestseller. He lived with his father in Spain from the age of 13. Around the age of 20, he moved to England. As he had not done a… Lees verder Eckhart Tolle

Gaius Sallustius Crispus: (1 October 86[1] – between 39 and 35 BC). Roman historian. His main works are historical monographs on the ‘War against Jugurtha’ (Bellum Iugurthinum) and the ‘Conspiracy of Catilina’ (De Coniuratione Catilinae). Antique sources report his political engagement on the side of the populares, but also his moral failures in his personal… Lees verder Sallustius

Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck-Schönhausen: (Schönhausen, April 1, 1815 – Friedrichsruh, July 30, 1898). Bismarck, was a German 19th-century statesman and a dominant figure in world history. As Prime Minister of Prussia from 1862 to 1890, he oversaw German unification. In 1867 he became Chancellor of the North German Confederation. He designed the German Empire… Lees verder Otto von Bismarck

Edgar Allan Poe: (né Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849). American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales involving mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as one of the central figures of Romanticism and Gothic fiction in the… Lees verder Edgar Allan Poe

Why can’t people just sit and read books and be nice to each other?

Beautiful things don’t ask for attention.

An actor is something less than a man, while an actress is something more than a woman.