pick

Konrad Adenauer

(1876—1967), West German chancellor

History is the sum total of the things that could have been avoided.

No categories:

Subscribe to: Famous Quotes

English Slang

✉

We are in Telegram

Our RSS-feeds

Show All

See as well

Konrad Adenauer

(1876-1967), West German chancellor An infallible method of conciliating a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured. www.english-slang.com

sum total

[sum total] {n.} The final amount; everything taken together; total. * /The sum total of expenses for the trip was $450./ * /Ten years was the sum total of John's […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

George Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

(1770-1831), German philosopher We learn from history that we learn nothing from history. www.english-slang.com

Otto von Bismarck

(1815-1898), German Chancellor Laws are like sausages. It is better not to see them being made. www.english-slang.com

Recent updates

Napoleon Bonaparte

You can stop while you are raising, but not when you are falling.

many hands make light work

[many hands make light work] If many people work together, even a hard job becomes easier. - A proverb. * /Come on boys, […]

up and at them

[up and at them] 1. {adv. phr.} Actively engaged in a task as if doing combat. * /"You want to know whether he will make a […]

Deborah Love, poet, Annaghkeen

For an Irishman, talking is a dance.

George Carlin - Importance of our "Stuff"

George Carlin's classic standup routine about the importance of "Stuff" in our lives.

Accent Reduction - Word Stress Lesson

Introductory lesson from Lynn Bo - an American speech therapist. In this video you will learn how a stress can change the word […]

put aside

[put aside] {v. phr.} 1. To save; put something aside for a special purpose. * /Peter puts $100 aside every week./ 2. To […]

talk back

[talk back] also [answer back] {v.} {informal} To answer rudely; reply in a disrespectful way; be fresh. * /When the teacher […]