Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Henry Miller: (New York, 26 December 1891 – Los Angeles, 7 June 1980). American writer. His best-known work is 1934‘s “Tropic of Cancer” (’Tropic of Cancer’). Henry Miller’s childhood is set in Brooklyn. He breaks off his studies after two months and takes various jobs. In 1917, he marries Beatrice Sylvas Wickens. They have a… Lees verder Henry Miller

Confucius: (孔子; pinyin: Kǒngzǐ; lit. ’Master Kong’; c. 551 – c. 479 BCE), born Kong Qiu (孔丘), was a Chinese philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period who is traditionally considered the paragon of Chinese sages, as well as the first teacher in China to advocate for mass education. Much of the shared cultural heritage of the Sinosphere… Lees verder Confucius

George Washington: (Westmoreland County (Virginia), 22 February 1732 – Mount Vernon (Virginia), 14 December 1799) General, commander-in-chief of the colonies in the American War of Independence and the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth. If Freedom of Speech… Lees verder George Washington

O! A God is man when he dreams; a beggar when he thinks.

Face to face with fanaticism itself, a freedom that no longer believes in itself out of sheer goodness and humane skepticism is lost. Freedom exists, and also the will exists; but the freedom of the will does not exist, for a will that aims at its own freedom aims at the unknown. Happiness comes to… Lees verder Thomas Mann

Let’s raise children who won’t have to recover from their childhoods.

Being a mother is: being able to guess answers to many questions and dreams.

Siddhartha Gautama Buddha: (Sanskrit, Pali: Gotama Buddha) was a spiritual leader on whose teachings Buddhism is based. According to Buddhist tradition, he lived from around 450 BC to around 370 BC in Nepal and India. Modern historians suggest ca. 480-400 B.C.[1] According to religious lore, Gautama Buddha attained complete and full enlightenment, Buddhahood. How can… Lees verder Siddhartha Gautama Buddha

Sometimes your freedom is not taken away at gunpoint but instead it is done one piece of paper at a time, one seemingly meaningless rule at a time. one small silencing at a time.

When things change inside you, things change around you. Family is not about blood. It’s about who’s willing to hold your hand when you need it the most. He who studies the doctrine but never applies it is like the shepherd who counts his neighbor’s sheep. Fear does not prevent death. It prevents life. Touch… Lees verder Buddhist wisdom