Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

I invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United States, and also those who are at sea and those who are sojourning in foreign lands, to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next as a day of thanksgiving and praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the heavens. You… Lees verder Abraham Lincoln

How pitiful to be forgotten as God. Serving God is true freedom. Truth does not come to us from darkness, but from the sun. Photo by Luis Graterol With wisdom belongs the understanding of what is eternal; by knowledge the rational understanding of what is temporary.

Albert Einstein: (Ulm, Switzerland, 14 March 1879 – Princeton (New Jersey), USA, 18 April 1955). German-Swiss-American theoretical physicist of Jewish descent. He is widely regarded as one of the most important physicists in history, alongside Isaac Newton and James Clerk Maxwell. He himself always referred to Newton as a much more important physicist than himself… Lees verder Albert Einstein

Everyone is kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven. I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders. The worst wheel squeaks loudest. The fool’s world is a paradise. Too bad, the bride is so pretty! The tavern can’t corrupt a good man, the synagogue can’t reform… Lees verder Yiddish proverbs

Rose Jeanne Anaïs Edelmira Antolina Nin: (Neuilly-sur-Seine, 21 February 1903 – Los Angeles, California, 14 January 1977). French-Cuban writer, known mainly for her diaries covering a period of forty years, beginning when she was 12. I am aware of being in a beautiful prison, from which I can only escape by writing. I am lonely,… Lees verder Anais Nin

Jiddu Krishnamurti: (Madanapalle, 12 May 1895 – Ojai (USA), 17 February 1986) Indian-born spiritual teacher and philosopher. But to discover whether there is anything beyond the imagination of the thinker, there must be freedom from any form of fear. Do not follow anybody spiritually. Do not obey. Have a free mind. Where there is freedom… Lees verder Jiddu Krishnamurti

Next to love friendship, in my opinion, is the most valuable thing life has to offer. Music is the can opener of your soul. Chaos is the word we coined for an order we don’t understand.

Confucius: (孔子; pinyin: Kǒngzǐ; lit. ’Master Kong’; c. 551 – c. 479 BCE), born Kong Qiu (孔丘), was a Chinese philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period who is traditionally considered the paragon of Chinese sages, as well as the first teacher in China to advocate for mass education. Much of the shared cultural heritage of the Sinosphere… Lees verder Confucius

George Washington: (Westmoreland County (Virginia), 22 February 1732 – Mount Vernon (Virginia), 14 December 1799) General, commander-in-chief of the colonies in the American War of Independence and the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth. If Freedom of Speech… Lees verder George Washington

O! A God is man when he dreams; a beggar when he thinks.