Full we drink the flattering lie, and drop by drop we swallow the bitter truth. – Denis Diderot
Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures
Behaviour
Out beyond ideas or wrongdoing and righting there is a field. I’ll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass the world is too full to talk about. We don’t always need to agree with one another. But we should try our best to behave with respect for one another. –… Lees verder Behaviour
Apathy
People don’t listen, they just wait for their turn to talk.
Annoyance
The truth will set you free – but first it may thoroughly irritate you. – Susan Scott
Adventure
Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise. – Quintus Horatius Flaccus
Hush
When you tear out a man’s tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you’re only telling the world that you fear what he might say. – George R. R. Martin If one keeps silent for fear of losing everything, one will find that it is precisely by keeping silent that one loses everything….
Purity
The truth is rarely pure, and never simple. – Oscar Wilde To see clearly again, you often only have to change your perspective. The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple. – Oscar Wilde
Vanity
Revenge
Karma is not the universe’s revenge, it is the reflection of your actions. All things that come from you come back to you. So you don’t have to worry about what you receive, worry about what you give. – Hans Peter Roel
Anger
Any anger is evidence of impotence. – Herwig Verleyen He who angers you conquers you. – Elizabeth Kenny People won’t have time for you if you are always angry or complaining. – Stephen Hawking Holding on to anger, is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die. – Siddharta Gautama Boeddha The… Lees verder Anger