Prague (by Roaming The Planet)

"Maybe there is a beast… maybe it's only us."

-William Golding; Lord of the Flies

famous french sayings ✨

On n'apprend pas aux vieux singes à faire des grimaces. (You cannot teach old monkeys to make faces.) Means: “You cannot teach old dogs new tricks.”

Chacun voit midi à sa porte. (Everyone sees noon at his own door.) Means: “To each his own.”

Rien ne sert de courir, il faut partir à point. (There’s no sense in running; you just have to leave on time.) Means: “Slow and steady wins the race.”

On ne change pas une équipe qui gagne. (One does not change a winning team.) Means: “If it’s not broken, don’t fix it.”

Il n'y a pas de fumée sans feu. (There isn’t smoke without fire.) Means: ” Where there’s smoke there’s fire.“

Vaut mieux prévenir que guérir. (It is better to prevent than to heal.) Means: ”An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.“

Autres temps, autres mœurs. (Other times, other values.) Means: ”Times change.“

Un malheur ne vient jamais seul. (Misfortune never arrives alone). Means: ”When it rains, it pours.“

Vouloir, c'est pouvoir. (To want is to be able.) Means: ”Where there’s a will, there’s a way.“

Il faut réfléchir avant d'agir. (One must reflect before acting.) Means: ”Look before you leap.“

Si jeunesse savait, si vieillesse pouvait. (If youth only knew; if old age only could.) Means: ”Youth is wasted on the young.“

And this year for Halloween I am a lazy pirate

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@almondmilks’ archive

my favorite, lesser used winter words  ❄

algid (adj.) cold; chilly; freezing; frozen benumbed (v.) deprived of physical or emotional feeling (like your fingers when it’s really cold!) blustery (adj.) characterized by strong winds boreal (adj.) arctic; frigid brumal (adj.) characteristic of winter. crystalline (adj.)  having the structure and form of a crystal (snowflakes) frore (adj.) frosty; frozen gelid (adj.) chilly; brisk halcyon (adj.)  denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful. (originally meant to refer to calm winter weather) hiemal (adj.) pertaining to winter; wintry nippy (adj.) cold           yeah, it just means cold, but it’s cute