Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Freedom of inquiry, freedom of discussion, and freedom of teaching – without these a university cannot exist.

Success isn’t overnight. It’s when everyday you get a little better than the day before. It all adds up.

Janis Lyn Joplin: (January 19, 1943–October 4, 1970). American singer and songwriter. One of the most iconic and successful rock performers of her era, she was noted for her powerful mezzo-soprano vocals, as well as her “electric” stage presence. You can destroy your now by worrying about tomorrow. Don’t compromise yourself. You are all you’ve… Lees verder Janis Joplin

Eduard Douwes Dekker: (2 March 1820 – 19 February 1887). Better known by his pen name Multatuli (from Latin multa tulī, “I have suffered much”), was a Dutch writer best known for his satirical novel Max Havelaar (1860), which denounced the abuses of colonialism in the Dutch East Indies (today’s Indonesia). He is considered one… Lees verder Multatuli

Morgan Nicolaas: No information available. Going through things you never thought you’d go through will only take you places you never thought you’d get to.

Genius is the gold in the mine, talent is the miner who works and brings it out.

Don’t fool yourself by the illusion of truly knowing people. You’d be surprised with the secrets they hide from you.

Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde: (Dublin, 16 October 1854 – Paris, 30 November 1900). Writer, poet and aesthete of Irish descent who lived in England for much of his life.   An acquaintance that begins with a compliment is sure to develop into a real friendship. It starts in the right manner. Too many people… Lees verder Oscar Wilde

Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present, and nonjudgmentally.

Neither your past nor the present ways will work out for the coming challenges. So look forward instead of backward.