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Events of the day 12 October

Luciano Pavarotti1935:

Was born Luciano Pavarotti.

Constantin Frosin1952:

Was born Constantin Frosin.

Șerban Tomșa1956:

Was born Șerban Tomșa.

Dick Gregory1932:

Was born Dick Gregory.

Anatole France1924:

Has died Anatole France.

Dean Acheson1971:

Has died Dean Acheson.

Andrei Muresanu1863:

Has died Andrei Muresanu.

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Famous quotes

Luciano Pavarotti

I was an elementary school teacher.

Quote by Luciano Pavarotti about teachers, school
Luciano Pavarotti

I am a very superstitious person.

Quote by Luciano Pavarotti about opinion, superstitions, people
Paul Engle

Wisdom is knowing when you can't be wise.

Quote by Paul Engle about wisdom
Luciano Pavarotti

You don't need any brains to listen to music.

Quote by Luciano Pavarotti about music, need
Dumitru Găleşanu

From the point of view of light, nothing can reach its...

Quote by Dumitru Găleşanu about light
Dumitru Găleşanu

Infinite portals of worlds are opening, movement by...

Quote by Dumitru Găleşanu about light
Dumitru Găleşanu

Love had nestled in our souls, facing the opposing...

Quote by Dumitru Găleşanu about infinite
Dumitru Găleşanu

The movement of matter perpetually accompanies us with...

Quote by Dumitru Găleşanu about memory
William Blake

Think in the morning. Act in the noon. Eat in the...

Quote by William Blake about philosophy, sleep, night
Henry Ford

Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is...

Quote by Henry Ford about succes, progress, beginning
Robert Louis Stevenson

Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the...

Quote by Robert Louis Stevenson about judgment, judges, day
Samuel Beckett

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.

Quote by Samuel Beckett about advice




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Writings

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The shadow

Your burnt offspring's smoke will wind
Peacefully towards the skies
Only if you bear in mind
That when you go to the sun,
Your dark shadow is behind.

Silent slave whom the grim lord
Summons by a silent gesture,
He takes heed,...

George CoșbucPoems by George Coșbuc about shadow, smoke, sun, nothing, flight, mind, dark, light, eyes, fairy tales

Spring harbingers

From sunny countries and skies blue
From which last automn-tide you flew,
Return, dear birds, where you belong,
Most welcome, you!
The woods, bereft of leaf and song,
Weep for they have missed you too long.

In the eternal dome of...

George CoșbucPoems by George Coșbuc about home, joy, country, pleasure, flowers, nature, salary, poetry, mind, thinking

So Fresh Thou Art...

So like the sweet, white cherry blossom,
So tender and so fresh thou art,
And on my life's way like an angel
Appearing thou dost light impart.

Thou scarcely touchest the soft carpet,
The silk on thee doth rustling stream,
From top to...

Mihai EminescuPoems by Mihai Eminescu about art, magic, eyes, happiness, dream, light, fairy tales, guilt, soul, smile

Decebal to his people

This life is a lost boon if you
Don't live it as you wanted to!
Much would a warlike, ruthless foe
Enslave us all! Our birth, we know,
Was woe enough; would you get through
Another dreadful woe?

Death, even for a godlike scion,
Is...

George CoșbucPoems by George Coșbuc about fight, fear, death, man, bad luck, enemies, law, oath, bad, fasting

Folklore

Right words said by the forefathers folklore: proverbs and old sayings, traditions and superstitions, spells and incantations, traditional songs, riddles, carols.

A blind man needs no looking glass.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about blind, man

A still sow eats up all the draff.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

I hae a scottish tongue in my head - if they speak i'se answer.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about heads

Dogs that bark, protect you.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian

Happiness is to hold flowers in both hands.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about happiness

There are 3 simple rules in life:
- don't promise when you're happy,
- don't answer when you're nervous,
- don't decide when you're angry.

Proverbs and old sayings British about life, rules, promise, happiness

Man's law changes with his understanding of man. Only the laws of the spirit remain always the same.

Proverbs and old sayings Croatian about spirit, law, man

Who came back from the grave and told the story?

Proverbs and old sayings Tunisian

Traditional Irish Curse

Spells and incantations Irish

Traditional Wexford Curse

Spells and incantations British

What grows when it eats, but dies when it drinks?

Fire.

Riddles

If the pills were pleasant, they would not want gilding.

Proverbs and old sayings American


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Dictionary, Enciclopedia

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A priori - a posteriori

A priori - a posteriori

A priori - the term means before any experience, independent from any experience, from the earlier. This term is in close relationship with its opposite a posteriori , from experience, from the later. Both expressions are used in Philosophy and...

Phoenix bird

Phoenix bird

Quite often we hear around us being used the expression - "Reborn from the ashes as the Phoenix bird" and perhaps many times, we fail to make the connection between the depicted situation and expression – Phoenix bird. The word originates in the...

Bovarism

Bovarism

Bovarism is the term that denotes a person's state of discontent towards its own existence, constructing a fictitious personality to match his ideals. This alter ego of the person functions as a protection from too cruel world for which is not...