Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Sometimes good people make bad choices. It doesn’t mean they are bad people. It means they’re human.

Thomas Jefferson: (Shadwell (Virginia), USA, 13 April 1743 – Monticello near Charlottesville (Virginia), USA, 4 July 1826) was an American statesman, philosopher, architect, slaveholder[2] and archaeologist. He was the third president of the United States. The draft of the Declaration of Independence of 1776 (adopted on the 4th of July that year) was largely to… Lees verder Thomas Jefferson

Lin Yutang: (10 October 1895 – 26 March 1976). Chinese writer, linguist, and inventor. A prolific bilingual writer in both Chinese and English, he was celebrated for pioneering a humorous prose style in modern Chinese literature and for serving as a cultural bridge between China and the West, most notably through My Country and My… Lees verder Lin Yutang

Cyril Vernon Connolly: (Coventry, 10 September 1903 – London, 26 November 1974). English intellectual, literary critic and writer, also writing under the pseudonym Palinurus. Connolly was the son of a military man and studied at Eton (where he became friends with George Orwell) and the University of Oxford. At a young age, he became a… Lees verder Cyril Connolly

James Alonzo “Jim” Bishop: (November 21, 1907 – July 26, 1987). American journalist and author. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey. Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons.

If you break your neck, if you have nothing to eat, if your house is on fire, then you got a problem. Everything else is inconvenience.

The problem with learning the truth about things is that you lose the confidence that comes from being dumb.

Ronald David Laing: (7 October 1927 – 23 August 1989). Usually cited as R. D. Laing, was a Scottish psychiatrist who wrote extensively on mental illness—in particular, psychosis and schizophrenia. Human beings seem to have an almost unlimited capacity to deceive themselves into taking their own lies for truth. The texture of the fabric of… Lees verder Ronald Laing

Morgan Porterfield Freeman Jr.: (Memphis (Tennessee), 1 June 1937). American actor. He performs on stage, television and film. He has one Oscar (for Million Dollar Baby) and four Oscar nominations to his name. He was also awarded more than 30 film awards, including a Silver Bear, an Empire Award and a Golden Globe. Stupid is… Lees verder Morgan Freeman

Jean de La Fontaine: (Château-Thierry (Champagne), 8 July 1621 – Paris, 13 April 1695). Classicist French writer and poet, best known for his fables. Everyone calls themselves a friend; only a madman trusts in it: that name is common enough, but true friendship is rare. The antithesis of real freedom, is an inordinate desire for… Lees verder Jean de La Fontaine