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Events of the day 15 December

George Pruteanu1947:

Was born George Pruteanu.

Smaranda Jelescu1942:

Was born Smaranda Jelescu.

Freeman Dyson1923:

Was born Freeman Dyson.

Don Johnson1949:

Was born Don Johnson.

Serge Lifar1986:

Died Serge Lifar.

Walt Disney1966:

Died Walt Disney.

Izaak Walton1683:

Died Izaak Walton.

T1968:

Died Theofil Simenschy.

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Charles George GordonCharles George GordonEugen IonescuEugen IonescuTraian Rafael Radu DemetrescuTraian Rafael Radu DemetrescuConrad AikenConrad AikenVladimir Ilici LeninVladimir Ilici LeninSusan SontagSusan Sontag
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Season's end

I was so very aware
that the afternoon was dying in the domes,
and all around me sounds froze,
turned to winding pillars.

I was so very aware
that the undulant drift of scents
was collapsing into darkness,
and it seemed I had never...

Nichita StănescuPoems by Nichita Stănescu about feelings, season, contentment, end, moon, face

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, contentment, heart, destiny, soul, drinking, things, man, hate, earth

A Dacian's Prayer

When death did not exist, nor yet eternity,
Before the seed of life had first set living free,
When yesterday was nothing, and time had not begun,
And one included all things, and all was less than one,
When sun and moon and sky, the...

Mihai EminescuPoems by Mihai Eminescu about god, mercy, praise, earth, nothing, death, heart, things, gods, joy

Sleepy birds

All those sleepy birds
Now tired from flight
Hide among the leaves
Good-night!

Only the spring whispers
When the wood sleeps silently;
Even flowers in the gardens
Sleep peacefully!

Swans glide to their nest
Sheltering among...

Mihai EminescuPoems by Mihai Eminescu about night, good, good luck, garden, flowers, harmony, sleep, angels, dream, flight

Folklore

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You always learn a lot more when you lose than when you win.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment

The game isn't worth the candle.

Proverbs and old sayings English about games

A ruler without a nation is like a flower without the sun.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about nation, garden, sun

A bellyful is a bellyful.

Proverbs and old sayings French

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, contentment

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

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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...

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...

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