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Events of the day 15 October

Italo Calvino1923:

Was born Italo Calvino.

Michel Foucault1924:

Was born Michel Foucault.

Enrique Jardiel Poncela1901:

Was born Enrique Jardiel Poncela.

Tamara Buciuceanu2019:

Has died Tamara Buciuceanu.

Sai Baba of Shirdi1918:

Has died Sai Baba of Shirdi.

Mata Hari1917:

Has died Mata Hari.

2021:

Has died Gerd Ruge.

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Famous quotes

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

We love life, not because we are used to living but...

Quote by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche about life, love
Italo Calvino

Melancholy is sadness that has taken on lightness.

Quote by Italo Calvino about melancholia, sadness
Mario Puzo

Friendship and money: oil and water.

Quote by Mario Puzo about friendship, water, money
Enrique Jardiel Poncela

There are two ways of being happy, one is to pretend that...

Quote by Enrique Jardiel Poncela about happiness, being
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 poet

A soul in the soul of my people am I
And sing of its sorrows and joys,
For mine are your wounds and I cry
Whenever you do, drinking dry
That chalice of poison that's meant for Fate's toys.
Whatever your pathway, together we'll ail,...

George CoșbucPoems by George Coșbuc about people, heart, destiny, soul, drinking, things, man, hate, earth, love

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

In the cone of light

A poet was musing the dark.
I knew it too. I told my friends,
And implied the words were not mine.
But they only laughed
And pushed my head into the penumbra of light.
"Look, look, they eagerly cried;
His face is like thunder, like...

Poems by Nicolae Sirius about home, affection, need, light, autumn, question, wish, hope, house, word

Christmas Also Came Here

Christmas also came here
To soothe our pain,
White snow is falling over my life
It’s snowing over my soul,
White snow is falling
Over my life
That ends here.

The star begins to shine
On the holy manger
And once again three magi...

Tudor GheorgheSongs by Tudor Gheorghe about christmas, pain, sin, life, end, tears, dream, soul, celebrity

Folklore

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

When you fall into a pit, you either die or get out.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about fall, death

A ragged colt may make a good horse.

Proverbs and old sayings British about good, good luck

Do not steal a loaf from him that kneads and bakes.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

In peace be faithful; in war be valiant.

Proverbs and old sayings New Zealand about war, peace

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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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...

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...

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...