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Events of the day 5 February

M1939:

Was born Mihail Dolgan.

Adlai Stevenson1900:

Was born Adlai Stevenson.

Hank Aaron1934:

Was born Hank Aaron.

John Witherspoon1723:

Was born John Witherspoon.

Iuliu Maniu1953:

Died Iuliu Maniu.

V1989:

Died Vasile Tudor Cretu.

Thomas Carlyle1881:

Died Thomas Carlyle.

Alecu Russo1859:

Died Alecu Russo.

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And If...

And if the branches tap my pane
And the poplars whisper nightly,
It is to make me dream again
I hold you to me tightly.
And if the stars shine on the pond
And light its sombre shoal,
It is to quench my mind's despond
And flood with...

Mihai EminescuPoems by Mihai Eminescu about contentment, peace, mind, celebrity, stars, dream, heart, moon, soul, light

Down Where The Lonely Poplars Grow

Down where the lonely poplars grow
How often have I erred;
My steps that all the neighbours know
You only have not heard.
Towards your window lighted through
How oft my gaze has flown;
A world entire my secret knew
You only have not...

Mihai EminescuPoems by Mihai Eminescu about contentment, night, faith, pray, rightness, value, eyes, end, secret, world

Venus and Madonna

Oh, ideal lost in night-mists of a vanished universe:
People who would think in legends - all a world who spoke in verse;
I can see and think and hear you - youthful scout which gently nods
From a sky with different starlights, other Edens,...

Mihai EminescuPoems by Mihai Eminescu about contentment, woman, angels, eyes, celebrity, smile, heart, magic, spirit, god

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

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Never approach a goat from the front, a horse from behind, and a fool from both sides.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish

Too much discussion means a quarrel.

Proverbs and old sayings

Prepare a nest for the hen and she will lay eggs for you.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about contentment

For a stubborn ass a stubborn driver.

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

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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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...

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...

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