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Saturday, June 28, 2014

Beauty, Western Proverb


Beauty without virtue is a flower without perfume.

- Western Proverb

Thursday, June 26, 2014

Friend, Chinese Proverb


衣莫若新 人莫若故

- 中國俗談

Friendship is like wine - the older, the better.

- Chinese Proverb

Sunday, June 22, 2014

Canyonlands National Park

Canyonlands National Park


DescriptionEnglish: Canyonlands National Park photographed in June 2014
한국어: 캐니언랜즈국립공원, 캐년랜드국립공원
Date21 June 2014, 09:51:35
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AuthorLisafern
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Saturday, June 21, 2014

Thursday, June 19, 2014

Capital Reef National Park

Capital Reef National Park


DescriptionEnglish: Capital Reef National Park photographed in June2014
캐피틀리프국립공원
Date18 June 2014, 16:28:06
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AuthorLisafern
Camera location.
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Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument

Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument


DescriptionSunset Crater Volcano, Arizona, USA
선셋크레이터화산 국립천연기념물
DateJun 18, 2014
SourceNational Park Service
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AuthorNational Park Service
Camera location.
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Betrayal, Cáo Cāo


「寧我負人,毋人負我!」

- 曹操

Translation: "I'd rather betray others, than have others betray me."
Statement in 190, after falsely killing Lü Boshe. Source: Sun Sheng Zaji, page 5 of Sanguo Zhi.

- Cáo Cāo (曹操; 155 – 220 March 15)

Cáo Cāo (曹操; 155 – 220 March 15) was a Chinese military leader, a regional warlord and the penultimate Chancellor of the Eastern Han Dynasty who rose to great power during its final years in ancient China. As one of the central figures of the Three Kingdoms period, he laid the foundations for what was to become the Kingdom of Wei (also known as Cáo Wèi) and was posthumously titled Emperor Wu of Wei (魏武帝)

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Sunday, June 15, 2014

Baroque Schönhausen Palace in Berlin

Baroque Schönhausen Palace in Berlin


DescriptionDeutsch: Das Schloss Schönhausen im Bezirk Pankow, Berlin, Deutschland
English: The Schönhausen Palace in Pankow borough, Berlin, Germany
Español: Castillo de Schönhausen, en estilo barroco, situado en Niederschönhausen, distrito de Pankow, cerca de Berlín, Alemania.
Français : Le château de Schönhausen, de style baroque, situé dans le quartier de Niederschönhausen à Pankow, près de Berlin, en Allemagne.
Date14 June 2014
SourceOwn work
AuthorA.Savin (userpage)
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Saturday, June 14, 2014

Friend, Esperanto proverb


Amikon montras malfeliĉo.

Translation: A friend shows in misfortune.
Idiomatic translation: A friend is known in adversity, like gold is known in fire.

- Esperanto proverb

Paczolay, Gyula (1997). European Proverbs in 55 languages. DeProverbio.com. p. 159. ISBN 1-875943-44-7.

Note: Another way to phrase this is with the quote "In the world you have three sorts of friends: Your friends who love you, your friends who do not care about you, and your friends who hate you." by Sébastien-Roch Nicolas

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Thursday, June 12, 2014

St Benedicts Church in Newton, Auckland


St Benedicts Church in Newton, Auckland


DescriptionEnglish: St Benedicts Church in Newton, Auckland.
Date11 June 2014, 08:59:49
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AuthorSchwede66
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Advice, Chinese Saying


By looking into a mirror, one can make sure that he is dressed properly.

- the ancient Chinese Saying

Monday, June 9, 2014

Danube River, Charles A. Aïdé


Do you recall that night in June
Upon the Danube River;
We listened to the ländler-tune,
We watched the moonbeams quiver.

- Charles A. Aïdé, Danube River.

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Saturday, June 7, 2014

Advice, Chilean Proverb


He who divides and shares, always takes the best part.

- Chilean Proverb

Thursday, June 5, 2014