Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

The great thing about living in a small village is… that when you really don’t know what you’re doing anymore…. someone else knows.

François de La Rochefoucauld: 2nd Duke of La Rochefoucauld. (Paris, 15 September 1613 – there, 17 March 1680) French writer, noble soldier and courtier, who became best known for Réflexions ou sentences et maximes morales (1665) or Maximes for short (Dutch translation: Maximes), short, concise statements or aphorisms on virtue and morality. In friendship, as… Lees verder François de La Rochefoucauld

The mystics confirm this conclusion and conclude it by stating that perfect knowledge of the object is of the highest order: to know that the perfect is incomprehensible.

Discovering problems is just as important as solving problems.

Thomas Carlyle: (4 December 1795 – 5 February 1881). Scottish essayist, historian, and philosopher. Known as the “sage of Chelsea”, his writings strongly influenced the intellectual and artistic culture of the Victorian era. True humour springs not more from the head than from the heart; it is not contempt, its essence is love; it issues… Lees verder Thomas Carlyle

Dreams won’t come true if you don’t trust ‘you’.

Karl Raimund Popper: (Vienna, 28 July 1902 – London, 17 September 1994). Austrian-British philosopher widely regarded as one of the greatest philosophers of science of the 20th century. If you can’t say it simply and clearly, you should keep quiet and keep working until you can say it clearly. The value of a dialogue depends… Lees verder Karl Popper

Julius Henry “Groucho” Marx: (October 2, 1890 – August 19, 1977). American comedian, actor, writer, and singer who performed in films and vaudeville on television, radio, and the stage. He was a master of quick wit and is considered one of America’s greatest comedians. My favorite poem is the one that starts, ‘Thirty days hath… Lees verder Groucho Marx

None of our deeds is lost in eternity. For everything ripens in its own time, becomes fruit in its own hour.

Life: a race against death… the best does not win.