Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Search for the truth is the noblest occupation of man; its publication is a duty.

You cannot change anything in your life with intention alone, which can become a watered-down, occasional hope that you’ll get to tomorrow. Intention without action is useless.

Learning to meditate is the greatest gift you can give yourself. We must never forget that it is through our actions, words, and thoughts that we have a choice.

Philip Sidney: (Penshurst (Kent, England), 30 November 1554 – Arnhem, the Netherlands, 17 October 1586) Prominent figure in England during the time of Elizabeth I. He was a noted aristocrat, diplomat, patron and poet. He lives on in his famous sonnets. After his death ( the battle of Zutphen, near Warnsveld, Netherlands )a veritable cult… Lees verder Sir Philip Sidney

It’s best to sail on today’s wind.

There is no shame in falling, but there is shame in just lying there. Hatred is a bad advisor, it only lives on yesterday.

The difference between a stupid man and a wise one is the stupid man’s inability to calculate the consequences of the action. The same goes for government.

There is a difference between knowing the path and walking the path.

Perhaps, somewhere, some day, at a less miserable time, we may see each other again.

Jane Hirshfield: (born February 24, 1953) American poet, essayist, and translator, known as ‘one of American poetry’s central spokespersons for the biosphere’ and recognized as ‘among the modern masters,’ ‘writing some of the most important poetry in the world today.’ A 2019 elected member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, her books include… Lees verder Jane Hirshfield