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Events of the day 2 June

Ion Antonescu1882:

Was born Ion Antonescu.

M1955:

Was born Mariana Dan.

Donatien Alphonse François de Sade1740:

Was born Donatien Alphonse François de Sade.

Martha Washington1731:

Was born Martha Washington.

Giuseppe Ungaretti1970:

Died Giuseppe Ungaretti.

Giuseppe Garibaldi1882:

Died Giuseppe Garibaldi.

Radu R. Rosetti1949:

Died Radu R. Rosetti.

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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 contentment, home, joy, country, pleasure, flowers, nature, salary, poetry, thinking

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

Three, mighty God, all three!

He had three sons and they, all three,
When called, for the encampment left;
So the poor father was bereft
Of rest and peace, for war, thought he.
Is hard - one has no time to feel
That one has ceased to be.

And many months went in...

George CoșbucPoems by George Coșbuc about past, man, war, fear, human imperfections, thinking, god, bankers, obstacles, stores

Unwords

He offered me a leaf like a hand with fingers.
I offered him a hand like a leaf with teeth.
He offered me a branch like an arm.
I offered him my arm like a branch.
He tipped his trunk towards me
like a shoulder.
I tipped my shoulder to...

Nichita StănescuPoems by Nichita Stănescu about salary, blood, man

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When a rat swims with a frog, it dies of cold.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

Ye drive a Snail to Rome.

Proverbs and old sayings

We all see the same sun, but we don't eat the same meal.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about sun

Everyone has his own troubles, some fewer, some more.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about problems

A mother was asked:
"Which of your children do you love the most?"
She replied:
"The sick one until they are well, the absent one until they return, the small one until they grow up, and all of them until I die."

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about love

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

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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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...

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