Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Khalil Gibran: Also called Kahlil Gibran; born as Gibran Khalil Gibran. (Bsharri, Lebanon, 6 January 1883 – New York, USA, 10 April 1931). Artist, poet and writer. One may not reach the dawn by the path of the night. Kindness is like snow, it beautifies everything it covers. In every winter’s heart there is a… Lees verder Kahlil Gibran

Befriend the man who is brutally honest, for honesty is the highest form of respect. You cannot make everyone think and feel as deeply as you do. This is your tragedy … because you understand them, and they do not understand you.

Francis Bacon: 1st Viscount of St Albans. (Strand (London), 22 January 1561 – Highgate, 9 April 1626) English philosopher, statesman, lawyer, jurist, author and pioneer of the scientific method. He was also called Lord Verulam. He became Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England. Although he fell into disfavour politically in 1621, he still remained… Lees verder Francis Bacon

Most people need love and acceptance a lot more than they need advice.

The entire universe is conspiring to give you everything what you want. The Law of Attraction says that that which is like unto itself is drawn. In other words, that which you think, at any moment, attracts unto itself other thoughts that are like it. Look around less, imagine more. When you focus on the… Lees verder Abraham Hicks

George Orwell: Pseudonym for Eric Arthur Blair (Motihari (India), 25 June 1903 – London, 21 January 1950) British writer, journalist, essayist and literary critic. He is one of the most admired English-language authors of the 20th century. In our age, there is no such thing as ‘keeping out of politics.’ All issues are political issues,… Lees verder George Orwell

Man is the measure of all things: of the things that are, that they are, of the things that are not, that they are not.

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche: (Röcken, 15 October 1844 – Weimar, 25 August 1900) German philosopher, cultural critic, composer, poet and philologist considered one of the most influential modern thinkers. Perhaps no one has yet been truthful enough about what ‘truthfulness” is. The antithesis is the narrow gate through which error prefers to sneak into the truth.… Lees verder Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

A rat in a maze is free to go anywhere, as long as it stays inside the maze.

Paulo Coelho de Souza: (born, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 24 August 1947). Brazilian lyricist and novelist and a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters since 2002. His 1988 novel The Alchemist became an international best-seller. I think it’s important to realize you can miss something, but not want it back. When each day is… Lees verder Paulo Coelho