Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Bruce Lee: (Chinatown (San Francisco), 27 November 1940 – Hong Kong, 20 July 1973) (jiaxiang: Guangdong, Foshan, Shunde, Jun’an). Chinese-American martial artist, actor, director, martial arts choreographer, kung fu teacher and a well-read lover of philosophy. He is widely regarded as the greatest oriental martial arts actor of the 20th century. For many people, he… Lees verder Bruce Lee

Byron Caldwell Smith: American man of letters ( philologist ). Born: Island Creek, Jefferson County, Ohio, USA, 28 August 1849. Died: Boulder, Colorado, USA, 4 May 1877. Our spring has come at last with the soft laughter of April suns and shadow of April showers.    

Robert Browning: (Camberwell, London, 7 May 1812 – Venice, 12 December 1889). English poet and playwright. He is considered one of the important writers of the Victorian era. All June, I bound the rose in sheaves. Now, rose by rose, I strip the leaves. Oh, to be in England now that April’s there.    … Lees verder Robert Browning

Ruth Stone: American poet and author. Born: Roanoke, Virginia, USA, 8 June 1915 Died: Ripton, Vermont, USA, 19 November 2011 April splinters like an ice palace.        

Alexander III of Macedon: (Pella, 20 July 356 BC — Babylon, 11 June 323 BC) Better known as Alexander the Great, King of Macedon. He conquered the Persian Empire as far as the Indus, thereby creating one of the greatest empires of antiquity. I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a… Lees verder Alexander de Grote

What the heart knows today the head will understand tomorrow.

Henry S. Haskins: (1875–1957) Stockbroker and man of letters. His aphorisms were edited and published anonymously with an introduction by Albert Jay Nock in 1940. We should train our desires to show the way to our dreams. We should train our desires to show the way to our dreams. The deadliest contagion is majority opinion.… Lees verder Henry Stanley Haskins

Hans Vaihinger: (Nehren, 5 September 1852 – Halle (Germany), 18 December 1933). German philosopher. He was a Neo-Kantian philosopher and is best known for his book “Die Philosophie des Als Ob” (1911). In his work, he combines Immanuel Kant’s transcendental idealism with elements from evolutionary theory and positivism. The human imagination of the world is… Lees verder Hans Vaihinger

Some people only have two brain cells, and they also argue with each other.

Frank A. Clark: (1911–1991). Was the creator of The Country Parson, a series of one panel newspaper cartoons that appeared in The Des Moines Register and was syndicated by more than 200 newspapers. It ran from 1955 until his death in 1991. If a fellow isn’t thankful for what he’s got, he isn’t likely to… Lees verder Frank A. Clark