Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Real life … it was an ambiguous world, where actions sometimes had no meaning, where chaos reigned and no one was allowed to see the big picture, only their small portion of it.

John Locke: (Wrington near Bristol, 29 August 1632 – High Laver, Essex, 28 October 1704). English philosopher, economist and physician during the period of the early Enlightenment. He was friends with Robert Boyle and Lord Ashley. He was also affiliated with the Cambridge Platonists, but he did not follow them in all aspects. Locke, in… Lees verder John Locke

Terence David John Pratchett: (Beaconsfield, 28 April 1948 – Broad Chalke, 12 March 2015). English author of humorous fantasy books, many of which are set on the Discworld. Sometimes words need music too. Sometimes the descriptions are not enough. Books should be written with soundtracks, like films. Only in our dreams are we free. The… Lees verder Terry Pratchett

A good laugh is sunshine in the house.

In love, people know each other because they love each other. In friendship, people love each other because they know each other.

Acting is magical. Change your look and your attitude, and you can be anyone.

The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is silence, the second listening, the third memory, the fourth practice, the fifth teaching others.

If music is a place, then jazz is a city.

I want to talk about what happened without mentioning how much it hurt. There has to be a way. To care for the wounds without reopening them. To name the pain without inviting it back into me.

Ralph Waldo Emerson: (Boston, 25 May 1803 – Concord, 27 April 1882) American essayist and one of the most influential thinkers of the United States, who particularly emphasised individualism. As long as a man stands in his own way, everything seems to be in his way. When summer opens, I see how fast it matures… Lees verder Ralph Waldo Emerson