Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Love, humour and patience are the wings that take you across all oceans.

Erasmus: Pseudonym Desiderius Erasmus and with a loconym Erasmus Roterodamus (Rotterdam, 28 October 1466,1467 or 1469 – Basel, 12 July 1536). Dutch humanist, Catholic theologian, philosopher, philologist and educator. He is considered one of the most influential thinkers of the Northern Renaissance. He was a priest and Augustinian canon who, in his own moderate way,… Lees verder Erasmus

Surely it is our choices that define us.

The rich is not happier than he who has enough.

Success sometimes can really bite you in the shorts.

Edmund Burke: (Dublin, 12 January 1729 – Beaconsfield, 9 July 1797). British-Irish philosopher and politician considered the founder of modern conservatism. For the liberal Whigs, he sat in the House of Commons for more than 30 years. Burke is best known for his vigorous opposition to the French Revolution, which he saw as a consequence… Lees verder Edmund Burke

Jen Selinsky: (Born Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, USA) American writer of fiction, short stories, non-fiction, proverbs and poems. The promise of spring’s arrival is enough to get anyone through the winter.        

It is discouraging how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit. Hollywood is a place where some lay on the beach and look at the stars, while others lay on the stars and look at the beach.

Civilization is coercion, culture: freedom. You best recognize by his questions whether a person is smart. There are productive errors and unproductive truths.

It is better to quarrel with a wise man than befriend a fool.