Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

We spend January first walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives not looking for flaws, but for potential.

Jerry Spinelli: (born February 1, 1941). American writer of children’s novels that feature adolescence and early adulthood. His novels include Maniac Magee, Stargirl, and Wringer. I love beginnings. If I were in charge of calendars, every day would be January one.

Charlotte Brontë: (Thornton, 21 April 1816 – Haworth, 31 March 1855). British writer and the eldest of the three Brontë sisters, whose novels became classics of English literature. Her sisters also became famous as novelists: Anne, the youngest and Emily the middle. There was also a brother, Branwell, who painted. Their father, Patrick Brontë (1777-1861),… Lees verder Charlotte Brontë

M. (Margot) L. Stedman: Born and raised in Western Australia, and now lives in London, UK. The Light Between Oceans is her first novel. January looks forward to the new year and back to the old year. He sees the past and future.

It’s very easy to lose hope, but we cannot do that. I always say that there’s a lot more good in the world than there is bad, and I continue to believe that. And that is what we must focus on.

Live your life as though your every act were to become a universal law.

It was not the feeling of completeness I so needed, but the feeling of not being empty.

Deborah Whipp: (Born 1964) American web designer from Tallahassee. Like snowflakes, my Christmas memories gather and dance – each beautiful, unique, and too soon gone.

James Marshall “Jimi” Hendrix: (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) American guitarist, songwriter and singer. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame describes him as “arguably the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music.” Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens. You have to give people something to dream on. Follow… Lees verder Jimi Hendrix

Jesus: (c. 5 BC – 30 or 33 AD). Also called Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth is a figure central to the Christian religion. Christians believe he is the son of God and was born of the Virgin Mary in Bethlehem. According to the New Testament, Jesus led a life of humility and compassion,… Lees verder Jesus