Charles Macklin: (26 September 1699 – 11 July 1797). (Gaelic: Cathal MacLochlainn, English: Charles McLaughlin). Irish actor and dramatist who performed extensively at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Macklin revolutionised theatre in the 18th century by introducing a “natural style” of acting. He is also famous for accidentally killing a man during a fight over… Lees verder Charles Macklin
Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures
Fennel Hudson
Nigel Fennel Hudson: English author and presenter of TV programmes on the outdoors and angling. December, being the last month of the year, cannot help but make us think of what is to come. May, more than any other month of the year, wants us to feel most alive.
Horace Mann
A house without books is like a room without windows.
Milena Jesenská
He understood people as only someone of great and nervous sensitivity can, someone who is alone, someone who can recognize others in a flash, almost like a prophet.
Marwa Elzeiny
Words can hurt but silence hurts even more in some situations.
Jason Todd
He’s kind of like the pied piper.
Stacie Martin
The ones who show up when you haven’t even asked but exactly when you need them are this life most beautiful gems.
Eddy Merckx
When it hurts, you can make a difference. Ride as much or as little, or as long or as short as you feel. But ride.
Ernst Barlach
It is youth’s prerogative to make mistakes, for they have time to correct. A way doesn’t need a where-to, a where-from is sufficient.
Paracelsus
The doctor bandages your wounds. But it is your inner doctor who will heal you. Ask him as often as you can. There are two worlds in men: woman and man. Those who mean well are the worst. All things are poison and nothing is without poison. The dose alone makes a thing not poison.