Tag: seven pillars of wisdom

The Seven Pillars of Wisdom II

Purity: The German order of purity dictates what is allowed to go into a beer brew.

Consideration: “Being considerate makes roads wider”, written on a road leading through the vineyards of Rheinland-Pfalz.

The second lot of pillars of wisdom. Which ones do you prefer?

  • I: counsel, understanding, strength, power of authority, riches, honour, knowledge
  • II: purity, peacefulness, sincerity, mercy, impartiality, submissiveness, consideration

Seven for September #22

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The Seven Pillars of Wisdom I

As counted in Proverbs 9. A few translation seem to be in order.

Strength: The inscription on a house in Wiesbaden. It reads: “German house, German land, protect it, God, with your strong hand.”

Honour: The crest of a student fraternity, loosely translated as “Honour doesn‘t come cheap.

I found these seven pillars on the web and looked in my archive for photos to illustrate them. Then I got curious and found seven different pillars of wisdom. It’s possibly a translation or even an interpretation issue as in German they don’t match either list completely. I’ll do a part 2 tomorrow with different pillars.

Seven for September #21

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