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Σάμιουελ Τζόνσον - Samuel Johnson

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Ο Σάμιουελ Τζόνσον ήταν Άγγλος ποιητής, δοκιμιογράφος, κριτικός, δημοσιογράφος, λεξικογράφος και θεωρείται σημαντική φυσιογνωμία της ζωής και των γραμμάτων του 18ου αιώνα. Πηγή:  Βικιπαίδεια - Διαβάστε Περισσότερα Samuel Johnson  (18 September 1709  [ O.S.  7 September]  – 13 December 1784), often referred to as  Dr Johnson , was an English writer who made lasting contributions to  English literature  as a poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer . Source:  Wikipedia - Read More Quotes - Αποφθέγματα Ο πατριωτισμός είναι το τελευταίο καταφύγιο ενός καθάρματος. Vatanseverlik, alçakların son sığınağıdır. Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel. Life of Samuel Johnson  (1791), Vol II, 7 Απριλίου 1775 Όπως λέει ένα ισπανικό ρητό, «Όποιος θέλει να φέρει στην πατρίδα του τον πλούτο των Ινδιών, πρέπει να πάρει τον πλούτο των Ινδιών μαζί του». Έτσι συμβαίνει και...

Wilson Mizner - Γουίλσον Μίζνερ

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Wilson Mizner  (May 19, 1876 – April 3, 1933) was an  American  playwright, raconteur, and entrepreneur. His best-known plays are  The Deep Purple , produced in 1910, and  The Greyhound , produced in 1912. More information:   wikipedia - Wilson Mizner Quotes:  Treat a whore like a lady and a lady like a whore. Faith is a wonderful thing, but doubt gets you an education. A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while he gets to know something. More quotes:   Wikiquote - Wilson Mizner Αν κλέψεις από ένα συγγραφέα, θεωρείσαι λογοκλόπος. Αν κλέψεις από πολλούς, ερευνητής. (Γουίλσον Μίζνερ χαρακτηρισμένος στους κύκλους των συγγραφέων ως "πορτοφολάς")  Κριτικός: ένα ον, που εξηγεί στον κατάπληκτο καλλιτέχνη το νόημα του έργου του καλλιτέχνη. -  Γουίλσον Μίζνερ

ΚΥΠΡΟΣ - KIBRIS - CYPRUS - An island like paradise!

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Located in the east Mediterranean, the island of Cyprus is a small paradise on earth. An island where all four seasons exist at their best! Where nature beauty can be found everywhere, from sandy beaches to rocky mountains, from fertile plains to forest valleys! From Ancient Greek Mythology to modern religions (monasteries, mosques, churches).   Tile mosaic depicting Leada and the Swan from the Sanctuary of Aphrodite, Palea Paphos; now in the Cyprus Museum, Nicosia Η Ιστορία της Κύπρου - Βικιπαίδεια Birleşik Kıbrıs'ın tarihi - Vikipedia History of Cyprus - Wikipedia You can watch an interesting documentary about Cyprus, from National Geographic below:

Μπουκάι Χόρχε – Bucay Jorge (1949 – ) - Αποφθέγματα

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Who is my enemy? Ποιος είναι ο εχθρός μου;

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Some Famous Quotes: It is easy enough to be friendly to one's friends. But to befriend the one who regards himself as your enemy is the quintessence of true religion. The other is mere business. Mahatma Gandhi Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends? Abraham Lincoln It is at all times more easy to make enemies than friends. George Washington , letter to George Washington Parke Custis, Nov. 28, 1796 It's time for us to turn to each other, not on each other. Jesse Jackson                           Everything we do is in service of our needs. When this one concept is applied to our view of others, we'll see that we have no real enemies, that what others do to us is the best possible thing they know to do to get their needs met. Marshall Rosenberg Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough in...

Carlos Latuff

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Carlos Latuff  (born November 30, 1968) is an Arab Brazilian freelance political cartoonist. His works deal with an array of themes, including anti-Zionism, anti-globalization, anti-capitalism, and anti-U.S. military intervention. He is best known for his images depicting the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and, more recently, the Arab Spring events. For more information visit Wikepedia  Source: wikipedia-Carlos_Latuff Some of my favorites sketches of Latuff   Visit Latuff's page at DeviantArt   Visit Latuff's tales-of-iraq-war blog! Latuff fans on Facebook page! A collection of his work about Turkey at YouTube:

Miguel de Unamuno

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Miguel de Unamuno y Jugo (29 September 1864 in Bilbao –31 December 1936 in Salamanca) was a Spanish essayist, novelist, poet, playwright, philosopher, and Greek professor, and later rector at the University of Salamanca. His major philosophical essay was The Tragic Sense of Life (1912), and his most famous novel was Abel Sánchez: The History of a Passion(1917), a modern exploration of the Cain and Abel story. Source:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_de_Unamuno Quotes: A lot of good arguments are spoiled by some fool who knows what he is talking about. It is sad not to love, but it is much sadder not to be able to love. The skeptic does not mean him who doubts, but him who investigates or researches, as opposed to him who asserts and thinks that he has found. It has often been said that every man who has suffered misfortunes prefers to be himself, even with his misfortunes, rather than to be someone else without them. Faith...