Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Cornelis Johannes Francken: Changed by name by Royal Decree on 30 November 1889 to Cornelis Johannes Wijnaendts Francken. Pseudonym: Johannes Admirator. (Rotterdam, 14 November 1863 – Leiden, 10 April 1944). Dutch philosopher and publicist. The most beautiful dreams, one dreams waking. Many women marry to become free. Many men because they are fed up with… Lees verder Cornelis Johannes Wijnaendts Francken

Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat: Marquis de Condorcet. (Ribemont, 17 September 1743 – Bourg-la-Reine, 28 March 1794). French philosopher, mathematician and politician (and early political scientist) who developed the concept of the Condorcet method. In many facets ahead of his time as an 18th-century thinker, he advocated a liberal economy, free and equal public… Lees verder Nicolas de Condorcet

Diana Rose Morcilla: Occupational therapist in Astoria, New York. It’s true. The storms won’t last forever. The nasty weather will never last. There is always that light at the end of the tunnel.

Alexander den Heijer: Dutch spiritual writer and speaker. When a flower doesnt bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower.

Jenna Evans Welch:   American writer. The world is made up of people who try for things and people who sit on the sidelines watching them.

Chief Pontiac: Also known as Obwandiyag, (1720? – Cahokia (Illinois) 20 April 1769) Chief of the Ottawa Indians who played a leading role in Pontiac’s rebellion from 1763 to 1765. They came with a Bible and their religion, stole our land, crushed our spirit, and now they tell us we should be thankful to the… Lees verder Chief Pontiac

Horace Jackson Brown jr.: (March 14, 1940 – November 30, 2021) American author who was best known for his inspirational book, Life’s Little Instruction Book, which was a New York Times Best Seller (1991–1994). Its sequel Life’s Little Instruction Book: Volume 2 also made it to the same best seller list in 1993. Remember that… Lees verder H. Jackson Brown jr.

Karl Kraus: (Jičin, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (now the Czech Republic), 28 April 1874 – Vienna, 12 June 1936) Austrian poet, writer (pamphleteer) and journalist. Between 1892 and 1936, he gave about 700 solo performances. If you want a clear assessment of your friends, question your dreams. An aphorism is never completely true: it is either a… Lees verder Karl Kraus

Thucydides: c. 460 – 400 BC. Greek Athenian army commander and historian of the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta. The secret of happiness is freedom and the secret of freedom is courage.

Cesare Pavese: (Santo Stefano Belbo, 9 September 1908 – Turin, 27 August 1950). Italian writer and poet. We do not remember days, we remember moments. Once liberals have saved freedom, they don’t know what to do with it.