Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Socrates: (Athens, c. 470/469 BC – there, 399 BC) or Sokrates (Ancient Greek: Σωκράτης). Classical Greek Athenian philosopher. He is considered one of the founders of Western philosophy, although as far as is known he left no writings of his own. He became known through the accounts of his students, especially those of Plato and… Lees verder Socrates

Kevin Wilson:  American writer from Sewanee, Tennessee. His stories have been published in Ploughshares, Tin House, One Story, and The Cincinnati Review. They have also been included in four volumes of the New Stories from the South: The Year’s Best anthology. His short story “Kennedy” was included in The Best American Short Stories 2020. Wilson is a graduate of the MFA program at the University of… Lees verder Kevin Wilson

Marcus Tullius Cicero: (Arpinum, 3 January 106 BC – Caieta, 7 December 43 BC ). Roman orator, politician, lawyer and philosopher. His life took place during the transition from the Roman Republic to the empire. He was himself very involved in the most important political events of the time. Cicero’s writings therefore provide an important… Lees verder Marcus Tullius Cicero

Plutarchus: Ploutarchos, Ancient Greek: Πλούταρχος, or Plutarchus, Roman name: L. Mestrius Plutarchus. Important historian and philosopher from the time of ancient Greece. He lived from around 46 to at least 120 AD; his exact date of death is not known. The brain is not a glass to fill, but a lamp to light. What we… Lees verder Plutarchus

Rabindranath Tagore, or Thakur: (Calcutta, 7 May 1861 – there, 7 August 1941) Famous Indian poet, novelist and playwright. He also practised painting and also spoke Esperanto. He was also the first Indian winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913. Tagore wrote the Indian and Bengali national anthems. I slept, and dreamed that… Lees verder Rabindranath Tagore

No nice men are good at getting taxis.

Classical music is the kind we keep thinking will turn into a tune.

Dream becoming reality runs like water between the fingers.

Henry David Thoreau: Born as David Henry Thoreau. (Concord (Massachusetts), 12 July 1817 – there, 6 May 1862). American essayist, teacher, social philosopher, naturalist and poet. The question is not what you look at, but what you see. Experience is in the fingers and head. The heart is inexperienced. – If one advances confidently in… Lees verder Henry David Thoreau

Science fiction is not necessarily either fiction or anything to do with science.