Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

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

Publius Vergilius Maro: (15 October 70 BC – 21 September 19 BC). Usually called Virgil or Vergil in English, was an ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period. He composed three of the most famous poems in Latin literature: the Eclogues (or Bucolics), the Georgics, and the epic Aeneid. Some minor poems, collected in the… Lees verder Virgil

To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong.

Walther Rathenau: (Berlin, 29 September 1867 – there, 24 June 1922). German industrialist, politician, publicist and writer. Briefly served as foreign minister in 1922, before being assassinated by supporters of the extreme right. It may be said that half the labor of the civilized world is devoted to the production of rubbish, and that half… Lees verder Walther Rathenau

In this world, whenever there is light, there are also shadows. As long as the concept of winners exists, there must also be losers. The selfish desire of wanting to maintain peace causes wars and hatred is born to protect love.

Idle dreaming is often of the essence of what we do.

May all your dreams but one come true, for what is life without a dream?

I want to keep my dreams, even theban ons, because without them, I might have nothing all night long.