Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Kate Clayborn: American writer living in Virginia.   Yes, but it’s, you know—every year, you’re all, ‘March! This is going to be great! Start of spring!’ But it’s definitely not, right? Because there will be a weird, freak snowstorm, and it’s like winter’s started all over. Unexpected things happen in March.        

Hiram Warren Johnson: (September 2, 1866 – August 6, 1945) . American attorney and politician who served as the 23rd governor of California from 1911 to 1917 and represented California in the U.S. Senate for five terms from 1917 to 1945. Johnson achieved national prominence in the early 20th century as a leading progressive and… Lees verder Hiram Warren Johnson

Daisetsu Teitaro Suzuki: (18 October 1870 – 12 July 1966[1]). Self-rendered in 1894 as Daisetz. Japanese essayist, philosopher, religious scholar, and translator. He was an authority on Buddhism, especially Zen and Shin, and was instrumental in spreading interest in these (and in Far Eastern philosophy in general) to the West. He was also a prolific… Lees verder D. T. Suzuki

Robert Alphonso Taft III: (born January 8, 1942). American politician and attorney who served as the 67th governor of Ohio from 1999 to 2007. A member of the Taft political dynasty and Republican Party, Taft previously served in the Ohio House of Representatives, then as Hamilton County commissioner, and as Ohio Secretary of State under… Lees verder Bob Taft

Cato: No further information found.   Be of an awake mind, defile thee with no lust. To daydreaming, the haze of t’ wit: Auroor calls us to work; and ’t long intemperate rest. Feeds us’ infirmities, brings disease, harm and disgrace.        

Niels Henrik David Bohr: (Copenhagen, 7 October 1885 – there, 18 November 1962). Danish theoretical physicist and theoretical chemist. He received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922. Niels Bohr is widely regarded as one of the founding fathers of atomic physics. Whereas Ernest Rutherford, as a great experimenter, discovered much about the internal structure… Lees verder Niels Bohr

Vasishta Yoga Samhita: (also known as Maha-Ramayana, Arsha Ramayana, Vasiṣṭha Ramayana, Yogavasistha-Ramayana and Jnanavasistha.). A historically popular and influential syncretic philosophical text of Hinduism, dated to the 6th CE or 7th CE — 14th CE or 15th CE. The text is attributed to Maharishi Valmiki, but the real author is unknown. It is named after… Lees verder Yog Vashistha

As through the poplar’s gusty spire, the March wind sweeps and sings, I sit beside the hollow fire, and dream of familiar things. Old memories wake, faint echoes make a murmur of dead spring.        

Lisa Currie: Australian author, illustrator and artist. Lives in Melbourne. You may not always see the results of your kindness, but every bit of positive energy you contribute to the world makes it a better place for all of us.        

Olaf Hoenson: Dutch stress counsellor. You don’t have to look for love, because it is everywhere. You only have to tune in to it.