Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

But I do feel strange – almost unearthly. I’ll never get used to being alive. It’s a mystery. Always startled to find I’ve survived. What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness? In early June, the world of leaf and blade and flowers explodes, and every sunset… Lees verder John Steinbeck

Søren Aabye Kierkegaard: ( 5 May 1813 – 11 November 1855) Danish theologian, philosopher, poet, social critic, and religious author who is widely considered to be the first existentialist philosopher. Any truth is only true up to a certain point. When one oversteps the mark, it becomes a non-truth. Most people are so obsessed with… Lees verder Søren Kierkegaard

Albert Camus: (Mondovi, French Algeria, 7 November 1913 – Villeblevin, 4 January 1960). French philosopher, journalist and writer of novels, essays and plays. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1957. You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking… Lees verder Albert Camus

The one who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. Those who walk alone are likely to find themselves in places no one has ever been before.

Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal: my strength lies solely in my tenacity Fortune favors the prepared mind.

Jean-Louis Lebris de Kerouac: (Lowell (Massachusetts), 12 March 1922 – Saint Petersburg (Florida), 21 October 1969) American writer. Will you love me in December as you do in May? Better to sleep in an uncomfortable bed free, than sleep in a comfortable bed unfree. Night is longer than the day for those who dream &… Lees verder Jack Kerouac

Sigmund Freud: Born Sigismund Schlomo Freud. (Freiberg (Moravia), 6 May 1856 – London, 23 September 1939). Neurologist from Austria-Hungary and the founder of psychoanalysis. Although several of Freud’s theories and methods are controversial, he is considered the founder and one of the most influential psychologists and thinkers of the 20th century. Men are strong only… Lees verder Sigmund Freud

Clive Staples Lewis: (Belfast, 29 November 1898 – Oxford, 22 November 1963). Irish-born British writer, professor, man of letters and Christian apologist. You can make anything by writing. One of the most cowardly things ordinary people do is the shut their eyes to facts. There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave… Lees verder C. S. Lewis

Willem Cornelis (Wim) Kan: (Scheveningen, 15 January 1911 – Nijmegen, 8 September 1983). Dutch cabaret performer. He is considered one of the ‘Big Three of Dutch cabaret’ from after World War II, along with Wim Sonneveld and Toon Hermans. On piano, he was accompanied by Ru van Veen. Democracy is the will of the people;… Lees verder Wim Kan

If you let people into your life a little bit, they can be pretty damn amazing.