“L’homme est né libre, et partout il est dans les fers. Tel se croit le maître des autres, qui ne laisse pas d’être plus esclave qu’eux.” Du contrat social (1762) – Jean-Jacques Rousseau né le 28 juin 1712 et mort en 1778 “Man is born free; and everywhere he is in chains. Those who think… Read More J.J. Rousseau and Cats
Elbert Hubbard, born on 19 June 1856 , was an American writer, philosopher, and artist who died with his wife aboard the RMS Lusitania which was sunk by a German submarine off the coast of Ireland on 7 May 1915.One of the survivors wrote to Hubbard’s son to tell him that his parents refused to… Read More Silence
Harry Browne (17 June 1933 – 2006) was an American politician, libertarian writer and public speaker, investment analyst and the author of more than twenty books and thousands of articles. In his 1995 book “Why Government Doesn’t Work” he wrote: “The politicians’ stirring phrases are meant to keep our eyes averted from the reality of… Read More War
German-American psychologist and psychoanalyst Erik Homburger Erikson was born on 15 June 1902 in Frankfurt, Germany.He is best known for his theory of psychosocial development and the concept of “identity crisis”, one of the most important conflicts people face during the developmental process. His theories marked a major shift in dealing with personality: instead of… Read More Identity Crisis
Ernesto “Che” Guevara (14 June 1928 – 9 October 1967) “Las palabras que no coinciden con los hechos no son importantes”.“No soy un libertador. Los liberadores no existen. Los pueblos se liberan solos”.“La democracia no es compatible con la oligarquía financiera”.“Los verdaderos revolucionarios se adornan por dentro, no por fuera” “Le parole che non corrispondono… Read More El “Che”
American novelist, poet, illustrator, and playwright Djuna Barnes was born on 12 June 1892, and died in June 1982, six days after her 90th birthday.She was the last surviving member of the first generation of English-language modernists. Her free-love polygamist father, who was an unsuccessful composer, musician, and painter, had married Djuna’s mother in 1889,… Read More Djuna Barnes
Norman Vincent Peale – born on 31 May 1898 – was an American Protestant clergyman and writer, known as the father of positive thinking, a form of thinking that seeks to derive the best results from the worst conditions, taking obstacles as creative opportunities, welcoming their challenge and looking for ways to turn them into… Read More The Half-Full Glass
Margaret Fuller – born on 23rd of May 1810 – was an American writer and critic one of the earliest supporters of the women’s rights movement.She was the first professional woman journalist of note in America and wrote influential essays on various social issues some of which were collected in the book “Papers on Literature… Read More Margaret Fuller: an American in Rome
… e quando il vento mi sfiora la guanciaso che è la tua carezza da lassù… … and when the wind touches my faceI know it’s your caress from heaven…
Italian Renaissance architect, musician, inventor, engineer, sculptor, and painter Leonardo da Vinci, died at Amboise, in France on 2 May 1519. His drawings and writings are collected in the twelve volumes of the Codex Atlanticus (Atlantic Codex) whose name indicates the large format of an atlas of the dimension 650×440 mm and the atlas-like breadth… Read More Leonardo da Vinci
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