Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

The nice thing about memories is that you can choose.

Not as it was, not as it should be, but just as it is.

Sir Alexander “Sandy” McCall Smith: (born 24 August 1948). Scottish legal scholar and author of fiction. He was raised in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and was formerly Professor of Medical Law at the University of Edinburgh. He became an expert on medical law and bioethics and served on related British and international committees. He has… Lees verder Alexander McCall Smith

Nothing but heaven itself is better than a friend who is really a friend.

Robert Louis Stevenson: (Edinburgh, 13 November 1850 – Vailima (Samoa), 3 December 1894). Scottish writer of novels, poems, plays and travel stories.   Saints are sinners who kept on going. Money is bought with freedom.

Never was there a day like this.

Newton Norman Minow: (January 17, 1926 – May 6, 2023). American attorney who served as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. He is famous for his 1961 speech referring to television as a “vast wasteland”. While still maintaining a law practice, Minow served as the honorary consul general of Singapore in Chicago, beginning in 2001.… Lees verder Newton N. Minow

A useless and wicked man walks about with crooked speech. He winks with his eye, signals with his foot, and motions with his fingers. With a perverted heart, he is always scheming evil and spreading contentions.

Smile, it is the key that fits the lock of everybody’s heart.

I hate when people ask me “Why are you so quiet?” Because I am. That’s how I function. I Don’t ask others “Why are you so noisy? Why do you talk so much?” It’s rude.